misgive
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
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It was probably an unspoken sense of this fact which caused the early Tuscan poets to misgive their own powers and to turn wistfully and shyly towards the poets of Provence and of Sicily.
From Euphorion Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance - Vol. II by Vernon Lee
This, together with some words from Richmond and the cheerfulness of Holland, makes my mind misgive me that we shall still have them created for the Committee.
From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II by Henry Reeve
Dreadfully did my heart then misgive me: I was ready to faint.
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 by Samuel Richardson
So that when I heard his heavy footstep advancing along the passage my heart did misgive me, and I felt that I was trembling.
From Relics of General Chasse by Anthony Trollope
Love is a matter of give and take—marriage, a matter of misgive and mistake.
From A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl by Helen Rowland
My heart misgave; a sudden fear struck me.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
And when Amadis saw that so many good knights had been undone his heart misgave him.
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Lewis Spence
Margaret's heart misgave her, but somehow she had not nerve to evade the interview, or rather, she had felt that it was coming and wished it over.
From The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
When this man came my mind misgave, for I saw the stamp of uncharity in his face.
From The Deemster by Sir Hall Caine
His soul misgave him when he saw the king Kissing Sir Hagen, with exulting mien.
From Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century by Joseph Victor von Scheffel
Clement’s mind had always misgiven him that, if he pushed Henry too far, mischief would befall him.
From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by J.A. Froude
And yet it would have misgiven him more had he allowed himself to be entrapped by Miss Dawkins.
From An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids by Anthony Trollope
His own mind had long misgiven him on the lawfulness of his marriage.
From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by J.A. Froude
Had the heart of the great theorist, sailing obstinately straight west in obedience to the call of the land whose presence there he had reasoned out, misgiven him at last?
From The Ifs of History by Joseph Edgar Chamberlin
Laura dear, my heart has misgiven me from the first.
From Blind Policy by George Manville Fenn
But I had no such misgiving at the Ahmanson, whether because of some slight editing or perhaps just a smoother handling of the setup moments.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
Despite their misgiving, both Lancaster and Wilson publicly urged their colleagues to ratify the tentative agreement, saying that rejecting it wouldn’t lead to better outcomes.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
McHugh said his only misgiving would be if the primary motivation by TB12 is to “create revenue streams for the company, as opposed to getting kids more engaged in physical education.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2022
And it was my primary misgiving about the entire project, right?
From Salon ● May 29, 2022
“I should like to be,” said I, glancing at the slate as he held it; with a misgiving that the writing was rather hilly.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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