mist

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /mɪst/ See IPA manual

Freq #9330

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1

noun
A thin cloud of tiny water drops in the air that makes it hard to see.

It was difficult to see through the morning mist.
2

verb
To become covered with a thin layer of tiny water drops.

The windshield misted over in the cold.
3

verb
To spray something with fine drops of water.

I mist my plants every morning to keep them healthy.

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1 noun · a thin cloud of tiny water... brumehaze

2 verb · to become covered with a... mist over

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Forms mistedmistingmistlikemists

Derived forms bemistdemistdemisterdevil-in-a-mistecto-mistenmistground-mistgroundmistlove-in-a-mistmislemist-beltmist-pond

Etymology

The noun is from Middle English mist, from Old English mist (“mist; darkness; dimness (of eyesight)”), from Proto-Germanic *mihstaz (“mist, fog”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃migʰstos, from the root *h₃meygʰ- (“cloud, fog, drizzle”). Cognate with Scots mist (“mist, fog”), West Frisian mist (“mist”), Dutch mist (“mist”), Swedish mist (“mist, fog”), Icelandic mistur (“mist”), West Frisian miegelje (“to drizzle”), Dutch dialectal miggelen, miegelen (“to drizzle”), Lithuanian miglà (“fog”), Sanskrit मेघ (megha, “cloud”), Russian мгла (mgla, “fog, haze”). The verb is from Middle English misten, fro…

mist Old English *mihstaz Proto-Germanic misten Middle English mistian Old English

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# mist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /mɪst/
**Frequency rank:** 9330

## Meanings
1. A thin cloud of tiny water drops in the air that makes it hard to see.
2. To become covered with a thin layer of tiny water drops.
3. To spray something with fine drops of water.

## Examples
- It was difficult to see through the morning mist.
- The windshield misted over in the cold.
- I mist my plants every morning to keep them healthy.

## Derived Forms
- bemist
- demist
- demister
- devil-in-a-mist
- ecto-mist
- enmist
- ground-mist
- groundmist
- love-in-a-mist
- misle
- mist-belt
- mist-pond

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mist
- Root: *mihstaz
- Root: misten
- Root: mistian

## Etymology
The noun is from Middle English mist, from Old English mist (“mist; darkness; dimness (of eyesight)”), from Proto-Germanic *mihstaz (“mist, fog”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃migʰstos, from the root *h₃meygʰ- (“cloud, fog, drizzle”). Cognate with Scots mist (“mist, fog”), West Frisian mist (“mist”), Dutch mist (“mist”), Swedish mist (“mist, fog”), Icelandic mistur (“mist”), West Frisian miegelje (“to drizzle”), Dutch dialectal miggelen, miegelen (“to drizzle”), Lithuanian miglà (“fog”), Sanskrit मेघ (megha, “cloud”), Russian мгла (mgla, “fog, haze”). The verb is from Middle English misten, fro…

## AI Etymology
The noun is from Middle English mist, from Old English mist (“mist; darkness; dimness (of eyesight)”), from Proto-Germanic *mihstaz (“mist, fog”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃migʰstos, from the root *h₃meygʰ- (“cloud, fog, drizzle”). Cognate with Scots mist (“mist, fog”), West Frisian mist (“mist”), Dutch mist (“mist”), Swedish mist (“mist, fog”), Icelandic mistur (“mist”), West Frisian miegelje (“to drizzle”), Dutch dialectal miggelen, miegelen (“to drizzle”), Lithuanian miglà (“fog”), Sanskrit मेघ (megha, “cloud”), Russian мгла (mgla, “fog, haze”). In present-day English its meanings include a thin cloud of tiny water drops in the air that makes it hard to see, to become covered with a thin layer of tiny water drops, and to spray something with fine drops of water.

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- Describing Qualities

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