English verb: misplace | |||
| 1. | misplace (contact) place (something) where one cannot find it again | ||
| Samples | I misplaced my eyeglasses. | ||
| Synonyms | lose, mislay | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
| 2. | misplace (contact) place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position | ||
| Samples | Misplaced modifiers. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||