mis·give
(mĭs-gĭv′)tr.v. mis·gave (-gāv′),
mis·giv·en (-gĭv′ən),
mis·giv·ing,
mis·gives To arouse suspicion or apprehension in: "My mind misgave me for the fool I was" (Daphne Du Maurier).
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misgive
(mɪsˈɡɪv) vb,
-gives,
-giving,
-gave or -givento make or be apprehensive or suspicious
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mis•give
(mɪsˈgɪv)
v. -gave, -giv•en, -giv•ing. v.t. 1. to cause doubt or fear in.
v.i. 2. to be apprehensive.
[1505–15]
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misgive
Past participle: misgiven
Gerund: misgiving
| Present |
|---|
| I misgive |
| you misgive |
| he/she/it misgives |
| we misgive |
| you misgive |
| they misgive |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I misgave |
| you misgave |
| he/she/it misgave |
| we misgave |
| you misgave |
| they misgave |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am misgiving |
| you are misgiving |
| he/she/it is misgiving |
| we are misgiving |
| you are misgiving |
| they are misgiving |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have misgiven |
| you have misgiven |
| he/she/it has misgiven |
| we have misgiven |
| you have misgiven |
| they have misgiven |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was misgiving |
| you were misgiving |
| he/she/it was misgiving |
| we were misgiving |
| you were misgiving |
| they were misgiving |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had misgiven |
| you had misgiven |
| he/she/it had misgiven |
| we had misgiven |
| you had misgiven |
| they had misgiven |
| Future |
|---|
| I will misgive |
| you will misgive |
| he/she/it will misgive |
| we will misgive |
| you will misgive |
| they will misgive |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have misgiven |
| you will have misgiven |
| he/she/it will have misgiven |
| we will have misgiven |
| you will have misgiven |
| they will have misgiven |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be misgiving |
| you will be misgiving |
| he/she/it will be misgiving |
| we will be misgiving |
| you will be misgiving |
| they will be misgiving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been misgiving |
| you have been misgiving |
| he/she/it has been misgiving |
| we have been misgiving |
| you have been misgiving |
| they have been misgiving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been misgiving |
| you will have been misgiving |
| he/she/it will have been misgiving |
| we will have been misgiving |
| you will have been misgiving |
| they will have been misgiving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been misgiving |
| you had been misgiving |
| he/she/it had been misgiving |
| we had been misgiving |
| you had been misgiving |
| they had been misgiving |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would misgive |
| you would misgive |
| he/she/it would misgive |
| we would misgive |
| you would misgive |
| they would misgive |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have misgiven |
| you would have misgiven |
| he/she/it would have misgiven |
| we would have misgiven |
| you would have misgiven |
| they would have misgiven |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. |  misgive - suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably"vex, worry - disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" |
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misgive - suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably"