mislay
/mɪsˈleɪ/verb
उच्चारण मिस्ले
कहीं रखकर भूल जाना, गुम कर देना
Core word
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[T] ~ sth
to lose something for a short time because you cannot remember where you put it
कहीं रखकर भूल जाना, गुम कर देना
- I have mislaid my spectacles again.
- Radhika mislaid her admit card but found it in a book.
- He keeps mislaying his keys.
+ 2 more examples
- If you mislay the receipt, you cannot return the shirt.
- Someone must have mislaid the file in the office.
Synonyms misplace
Opposite find
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mislay + object
Use it for putting something down and then not remembering where; it is a polite, mild word for 'lose'.
किसी चीज़ को रखकर भूल जाने पर 'mislay' का प्रयोग होता है; यह 'lose' का नरम और विनम्र रूप है।
- I have mislaid my spectacles again.
- Radhika mislaid her admit card before the exam.
mislay: forms
Its past and past participle are both 'mislaid'.
इसके past और past participle दोनों रूप 'mislaid' हैं।
- He mislaid the key yesterday.
- The file has been mislaid somewhere in the office.
be mislaid (passive)
The passive is common in formal letters and office notices.
औपचारिक पत्रों और कार्यालय की सूचनाओं में passive रूप आम है।
- Your application seems to have been mislaid.
mislay vs. mislead
Do not confuse it with 'mislead', which means to give a wrong impression to a person.
इसे 'mislead' से न मिलाएँ, जिसका अर्थ किसी व्यक्ति को गलत धारणा देना है।
- The clerk did not mislead us; he simply mislaid the form.
+Collocations 4
mislay + noun (personal)
a walleta keyspectaclesa pena phone
- She mislaid her phone and searched the whole house.
mislay + noun (office)
a filea lettera forma documenta cheque
- The bank mislaid my cheque book.
temporarily / carelessly mislay
carelesslytemporarilysomehowagainmust have
- I must have mislaid the receipt somewhere.
mislay + wh / somewhere
somewherein the movein the rushat the stationduring the shift
- He mislaid the tickets somewhere in the rush.
“More examples 5
- My grandfather always mislays his glasses and finds them on his head.
मेरे दादाजी हमेशा अपना चश्मा कहीं रखकर भूल जाते हैं और वह उनके सिर पर ही मिलता है।
- The office has mislaid the hall ticket I submitted last week.
कार्यालय से मेरा पिछले सप्ताह जमा किया गया हॉल टिकट कहीं रखकर खो गया है।
- I mislaid my notes during the move to the new hostel.
नए छात्रावास में जाते समय मेरे notes कहीं रखे रह गए।
- Please do not mislay the invitation card; you will need it at the gate.
कृपया निमंत्रण-पत्र कहीं रखकर भूल मत जाइएगा; गेट पर आपको उसकी ज़रूरत पड़ेगी।
- She is so busy that she mislays something every day.
वह इतनी व्यस्त है कि हर दिन कुछ न कुछ कहीं रखकर भूल जाती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I have mislayed my umbrella.
✓ I have mislaid my umbrella.
The past participle of mislay is irregular: mislaid, not mislayed.
'Mislay' का past participle अनियमित है: 'mislaid', 'mislayed' नहीं।
✗ He mislaid the students by giving a wrong date.
✓ He misled the students by giving a wrong date.
Mislay is used for objects; for giving people a wrong idea, the verb is 'mislead'.
'Mislay' वस्तुओं के लिए आता है; लोगों को गलत धारणा देने के लिए 'mislead' का प्रयोग होता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all involve not having something, but they differ in how permanent and how deliberate the loss is.
इन सभी क्रियाओं में कोई चीज़ पास नहीं रहती, पर अंतर यह है कि हानि कितनी स्थायी और कितनी जानबूझकर है।
To put something down and forget where, so it is probably still nearby.
कोई चीज़ रखकर भूल जाना कि कहाँ रखी, इसलिए वह संभवतः पास ही है।
- I mislaid my pen.
The general word; the object may be gone for good.
सामान्य शब्द; वस्तु हमेशा के लिए जा भी सकती है।
- I lost my wallet on the train.
Almost the same as mislay, but it also means to put something in the wrong place.
लगभग 'mislay' जैसा, पर इसका अर्थ किसी चीज़ को गलत जगह पर रख देना भी है।
- She misplaced the book on the wrong shelf.
✓In the exam
Notes
Do not confuse mislay (to put something somewhere and forget where) and lose (to be unable to find something, possibly for ever).
Do not confuse mislay (कोई चीज़ रखकर भूल जाना) और lose (चीज़ का न मिलना, शायद हमेशा के लिए)।