Meaning of miscollect | Babel Free
Definitions
- To make errors in the process of collecting.
- To misremember.
Examples
“He is compelled to use⟳ the greatest care over it that he does not miscollect, fail⟳ to collect⟳, or improperly or in any other way discharge his duty.”
“On the other hand, we all know⟳ that it is easy to miscollect, so that the value of the whole hour really is a kind of precaution that we take⟳ against undercollecting a specimen or the number⟳ of specimens under consideration.”
“The collection mechanism must be resistant to externally applied physical shocks so that it does not miscollect, the friction between the coin and the collection mechanism must be low, and the actuators must generate⟳ a large initial force⟳ to overcome⟳ the load⟳ of the collection mechanism.”
“I have⟳ not been so punctual in describing Earthquakes, because l love⟳ not (whatsoever the Reader may miscollect) I delight not in the Raven-Notes that do befal Recitements at large of those Subjects which I am engaged to treat⟳ of; for Who desiresr to be reckoned a baleful inauspicious Bird?”
“"I miscollect, at times, how young you are still," he said. "Too young, really, to have⟳ such responsibility."”
“If I miscollect not the sense⟳ of the house it is in these then 2 questions: 1. Whether the Lords intermedling in subsidy & voting it in theyr house were a breach of priveledge. 2. Query whether in Conference with us prescribing & chalking the way was not a breach of priveledge.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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