Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss
(verb) interpret in the wrong way; “Don’t misinterpret my comments as criticism”; “She misconstrued my remarks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
misunderstand (third-person singular simple present misunderstands, present participle misunderstanding, simple past and past participle misunderstood)
(transitive) To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.
• take (something) the wrong way
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*un`der*stand", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misunderstood; p. pr. & vb. n. Misunderstanding.]
Definition: To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 October 2024
(noun) a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; “the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant”
Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.