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Antonyms for mislay


Grammar : Verb
Spell : mis-ley
Phonetic Transcription : mɪsˈleɪ



Definition of mislay

Origin :
  • c.1400, from mis- (1) + lay (v.). Related: Mislaid; mislaying.
  • verb lose
Example sentences :
  • But in case you do mislay it, write to the Publishers for a complete catalog.
  • Extract from : « The Rover Boys on a Hunt » by Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
  • They have been known to mislay letters, and then to be ready to swear that they had been mailed.
  • Extract from : « Ten Years Among the Mail Bags » by James Holbrook
  • If you can make him mislay his compass he will never come back to you.'
  • Extract from : « The Fifth Queen » by Ford Madox Ford
  • What a provoking thing it is to mislay a letter; but I suppose it is an oversight you have never committed.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • Just mislay the wig and keep out of Georgie's way till the curtain goes up.
  • Extract from : « When Patty Went to College » by Jean Webster
  • But he sped but ill, dwelling alone, inasmuch as he would forget to eat and drink and mislay or lose his hardly won wage.
  • Extract from : « Margery [Gred], Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • If you forget the chief clerk, he will mislay your petition, or poison his masters ear.
  • Extract from : « Gatherings From Spain » by Richard Ford
  • Peacock says she wrote good letters, but apparently interested people had sagacity enough to mislay them in time.
  • Extract from : « In Defense of Harriet Shelley » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • I don't lose mine much, but gee whiz, I mislay it sometimes.
  • Extract from : « Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • For some one to mislay or forget a permit was a daily occurrence and the caution had to be repeated often.
  • Extract from : « A Trip to the Orient » by Robert Urie Jacob

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