Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to misdirect
Participle: misdirected
Gerund: misdirecting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | misdirect |
| you | misdirect |
| he;she;it | misdirects |
| we | misdirect |
| you | misdirect |
| they | misdirect |
Perfect
| I | have misdirected |
| you | have misdirected |
| he;she;it | has misdirected |
| we | have misdirected |
| you | have misdirected |
| they | have misdirected |
Past
| I | misdirected |
| you | misdirected |
| he;she;it | misdirected |
| we | misdirected |
| you | misdirected |
| they | misdirected |
Pluperfect
| I | had misdirected |
| you | had misdirected |
| he;she;it | had misdirected |
| we | had misdirected |
| you | had misdirected |
| they | had misdirected |
Future
| I | will misdirect |
| you | will misdirect |
| he;she;it | will misdirect |
| we | will misdirect |
| you | will misdirect |
| they | will misdirect |
Future Perfect
| I | will have misdirected |
| you | will have misdirected |
| he;she;it | will have misdirected |
| we | will have misdirected |
| you | will have misdirected |
| they | will have misdirected |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | misdirect |
| you | misdirect |
| he;she;it | misdirect |
| we | misdirect |
| you | misdirect |
| they | misdirect |
Perfect
| I | have misdirected |
| you | have misdirected |
| he;she;it | have misdirected |
| we | have misdirected |
| you | have misdirected |
| they | have misdirected |
Imperfect
| I | misdirected |
| you | misdirected |
| he;she;it | misdirected |
| we | misdirected |
| you | misdirected |
| they | misdirected |
Pluperfect
| I | had misdirected |
| you | had misdirected |
| he;she;it | had misdirected |
| we | had misdirected |
| you | had misdirected |
| they | had misdirected |
Conditional
Present
| I | would misdirect |
| you | would misdirect |
| he;she;it | would misdirect |
| we | would misdirect |
| you | would misdirect |
| they | would misdirect |
Perfect
| I | would have misdirected |
| you | would have misdirected |
| he;she;it | would have misdirected |
| we | would have misdirected |
| you | would have misdirected |
| they | would have misdirected |
Imperative
| you | misdirect |
| we | Let's misdirect |
| you | misdirect |
Verbs conjugated like 'misdirect'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'misdirect'
indirect,
misdiet,
codirect,
direct,
medisect,
misaffect,
miscorrect,
misdread,
misfire,
misgreet,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *mey-?
3. Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.
4. Proto-Germanic *missaz
5. Proto-Germanic *missa-
6. Proto-West Germanic *missa-
7. Old English mis-
8. Middle English mys-
9. English mis-
10. English direct
11. English misdirect
12. From mis- + direct.
Sample Sentences
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Instead, in all contexts, markets instill antisocial motivations in buyers and sellers, misprice items that are exchanged, misdirect aims regarding what to produce in what quantities and by what means, misremunerate producers, introduce class division and class rule, and embody an imperial logic that spreads itself throughout economic life. [2008, Chris Spannos, Real Utopia: Participatory Society for the 21st Century, page 96:]
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In this account of events, the cards were stacked against Clemons from the beginning. His appeal lawyers have argued that he was physically beaten into making a confession, the jury was wrongfully selected and misdirected, and his conviction largely achieved on individual testimony with no supporting forensic evidence presented. [2012 August 21, Ed Pilkington, “Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?”, in The Guardian:]