phrasal verb · neutral
make a mistake
/meɪk ə mɪˈsteɪk/make a mis·TAKE
speakingtask2
to do something that is wrong or not correct
Examples
“Everyone makes mistakes when learning a new language.”
“Admit you made a mistake and explain how you'll avoid it next time.”
“In the exam, if you make a mistake, correct it quickly and move on.”
Band 8 sentence
“Even high-achieving candidates make the odd mistake under exam pressure; what matters is recovery.”
Collocations
- make a silly/stupid/simple mistake
- admit/avoid/learn from a mistake
Word family
mistake nounmistaken adjectivemake a mistake phrase
Common mistakes
do a mistake→make a mistake
made a mistakeed→made a mistake
Say it for a higher band
5do a mistake→6make mistake→7+make a mistake
Synonyms
err
be mistaken
Easily confused
be mistaken
“I was mistaken about the date of the meeting.”
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