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misattend

verb

Etymology

From mis- + attend.

  1. derived from attendō
  2. derived from atendre — “to await, wait for; to expect; to intend”
  3. inherited from attenden
  4. prefixed as misattend — “mis + attend”

Definitions

  1. To misunderstand something

    To misunderstand something; to disregard or fail to pay attention.

    • They ſhall recover the miſattended vvords of Chriſt to the ſincerity of their true ſenſe from manifold contradictions, and ſhall open them vvith the key of charity.
    • Then how do you account for Mr. Goffin stating that he gave a lesson on Thursday as usual ? — I did not hear the lesson. I must have been misattending if he did give one, because we were all changing.

  2. To fail to look after properly.

    • However, I cannot leave this subject without lamenting the unfortuate attitude of certain members of the bar to misattend the execution of documents with complete disregard for their code of professional conduct.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA