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How to use miss in a sentence. to fail to hit, reach, or contact; to fail to perform or attend; to leave out : ... in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1. Noun (1)
15 meanings: 1. to fail to reach, hit, meet, find, or attain (some specified or implied aim, goal, target, etc) 2. to fail to.... Click for more definitions.
Miss. Miss (pronounced / ˈmɪs /) is an English-language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, it is a contraction of mistress. The plural of Miss is Misses or occasionally Mses. [1]
miss (somebody/something) How many goals has he missed this season? The bullet missed her by about six inches. It was a joke that missed its target. The company has missed all its targets this year. She threw a plate at him and only narrowly missed. miss doing something She narrowly missed hitting him.
MISS meaning: 1. to fail to do or experience something, often something planned or expected, or to avoid doing or…. Learn more.
5 [transitive] miss something to fail to do something You can't afford to miss meals (= not eat meals) when you're in training. to miss a turn (= to not play when it is your turn in a game) 6 [transitive] miss (doing) something to not take the opportunity to do something The sale prices were too good to miss. It was an opportunity not to be ...
Definition of miss noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
