by mistake



by mistake

in error; accidentally. I'm sorry. I came into the wrong room by mistake. I chose the wrong road by mistake. Now we are lost.
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by mistake

without intending to I'm sorry – I dialed your number by mistake.
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by mistake

Erroneously, as in He took my coat by mistake. [c. 1700]
See also: mistake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Primitivapree-mee-TEE-vah (Spanish)Spanish, Late Roman
Sanchez['sa:ntʃəs]
Mijo-Croatian, Serbian
Ornella-Italian
RoŽĖ-Lithuanian
StanisŁAwstah-NEE-swahfPolish