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gone amiss

gone amiss is the past participle of go amiss.

Meaning of go amiss

Verb

go amiss (third-person singular simple present goes amiss, present participle going amiss, simple past went amiss, past participle gone amiss)

  1. To be unhelpful or inappropriate: usually used in the negative, as "not go amiss", to express that something would be welcome or useful.
    • A nice cup of tea wouldn't go amiss.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, amiss.
    • We must find out what went amiss in order to avoid such mishaps in the future.

Questions about gone amiss

What is gone amiss the past participle of?
Gone amiss is the past participle of go amiss.

Words near gone amiss in the dictionary

  1. gone along
  2. gone along for the ride
  3. gone along to get along
  4. gone along with
  5. gone along with the gag
  6. gone amiss
  7. gone ape
  8. gone apeshit
  9. gone around
  10. gone around in circles
  11. gone around the houses

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