How Do You Spell MISGAVE?

Pronunciation: [mɪsɡˈe͡ɪv] (IPA)

The word "misgave" is spelled with a "g" rather than a "k" because it is derived from the Old English verb "gifan" meaning "to give". The "g" sound in "gifan" was originally voiced, which explains why it appears in the spelling of "misgave". The IPA phonetic transcription for "misgave" is /mɪsˈɡeɪv/, with the stress on the second syllable. This word means to feel doubtful or apprehensive, especially about something that has already taken place.

Common Misspellings for MISGAVE

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• Mishavd
• Misgaten
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• missabe
• Miswaye
• Misgaive

Etymology of MISGAVE

The word "misgave" is derived from Middle English and has its roots in Old English. It is formed by combining the prefix "mis-", meaning "badly" or "incorrectly", and the verb "give", meaning "to hand over" or "to grant". In Old English, it was spelled as "misgiefan", with "giefan" being the Old English equivalent of "give". Over time, the spelling and pronunciation of the word evolved, eventually becoming "misgave" in Modern English.

Similar spelling words for MISGAVE

• misgive,
• missive.

Conjugate verb Misgave

CONDITIONAL

I would misgave

you would misgave

he/she/it would misgave

we would misgave

they would misgave

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be misgiving

you would be misgiving

he/she/it would be misgiving

we would be misgiving

they would be misgiving

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have misgave

you would have misgave

he/she/it would have misgave

we would have misgave

they would have misgave

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been misgiving

you would have been misgiving

he/she/it would have been misgiving

we would have been misgiving

they would have been misgiving

FUTURE

I will misgive

you will misgive

he/she/it will misgive

we will misgive

they will misgive

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be misgiving

you will be misgiving

he/she/it will be misgiving

we will be misgiving

they will be misgiving

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have misgiven

you will have misgiven

he/she/it will have misgiven

we will have misgiven

they will have misgiven

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

they will have been misgiving

IMPERATIVE

you misgive

we let´s misgive

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to misgive

PAST

I misgave

you misgave

he/she/it misgave

we misgave

they misgave

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was misgiving

you were misgiving

he/she/it was misgiving

we were misgiving

they were misgiving

PAST PARTICIPLE

misgiven

PAST PERFECT

I had misgiven

you had misgiven

he/she/it had misgiven

we had misgiven

they had misgiven

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been misgiving

you had been misgiving

he/she/it had been misgiving

we had been misgiving

they had been misgiving

PRESENT

I misgive

you misgive

he/she/it misgives

we misgive

they misgive

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am misgiving

you are misgiving

he/she/it is misgiving

we are misgiving

they are misgiving

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

misgiving

PRESENT PERFECT

I have misgiven

you have misgiven

he/she/it has misgiven

we have misgiven

they have misgiven

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been misgiving

you have been misgiving

he/she/it has been misgiving

we have been misgiving

they have been misgiving