Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go amiss

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
go amiss
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be unhelpful or inappropriate: usually used in the negative, as "not go amiss", to express that something would be welcome or useful.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, amiss.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

goes amiss (present, singular) going amiss (participle, present) went amiss (past) gone amiss (participle, past)

Questions

What does go amiss mean?
To be unhelpful or inappropriate: usually used in the negative, as "not go amiss", to express that something would be welcome or useful.

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