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# amiss

adjective (not before a noun); adverb

«amiss» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Amiss means wrong, or not as it should be: «something is amiss». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiss/#m1)
2. «Take it amiss» means be upset or offended by what someone said. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiss/#m2)
3. «Come amiss» means be welcome: a little help can never come amiss. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiss/#m3)

### In the lessons

in tales, a question like «what's amiss?» asks what is wrong

### Examples

- «What's amiss with you?» said the Governor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiss/#x1)
- Something is amiss; the cat keeps hiding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiss/#x2)
- Don't take it amiss if I leave early. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiss/#x3)
- A little help can never come amiss. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiss/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

in tales, a question like «what's amiss?» asks what is wrong

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «amiss» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiss/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«amiss» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amiss.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «amiss» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/amiss/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«amiss» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/amiss.html) on Mova free.