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- Dictionarymiss/mis/
verb
- 1. fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with (something aimed at): "a laser-guided bomb had missed its target"
- 2. fail to notice, hear, or understand: "the villa is impossible to miss—it's right by the road" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a failure to hit, catch, or reach something: "Elster's stunning catch in the third inning made up for his dreadful miss in the first"
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to fail to do or experience something, often something planned or expected, or to avoid doing or experiencing something: I missed the start of the class because my bus was late. Often I miss (= do not eat) breakfast and have an early lunch instead. You should leave early if you want to miss the rush hour.
1. : to fail to hit, reach, or contact. miss the target. 2. : to fail to perform or attend. had to miss school for a week. 3. : to leave out : omit. in such a hurry that he missed his breakfast. 4. : to discover or feel the absence of. missed his wallet as soon as he entered the store. 5. : to fail to comprehend, sense, or experience.
1. To fail to hit, reach, catch, or otherwise make contact with: He swung at and missed the ball. The winger missed the pass. The ball missed the basket. 2. To be too late for or fail to meet (a train, for example). 3. To fail to perceive, experience, or understand: I missed my favorite TV show last night.
If you miss the meaning or importance of something, you fail to understand or appreciate it. Tambov had slightly missed the point. [VERB noun] She seems to have missed the joke. [VERB noun]
to fail to do or experience something, often something planned or expected, or to avoid doing or experiencing something: I missed the start of the class because my bus was late. Often I miss (= do not eat) breakfast and have an early lunch instead. You should leave early if you want to miss the rush hour.
Miss means to fail to hit something, to fail to meet something, or to feel sadness over the absence or loss of something. The word miss has several other senses as a verb and a noun. To miss something is to fail to hit or strike something, as with an arrow missing a target.
Definition of miss verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English miss1 /mɪs/ S1 W2 verb 1 not do something [ transitive] to not go somewhere or do something, especially when you want to but cannot I’m absolutely starving – I missed lunch. He missed 20 games after breaking a bone in his wrist.
1. To fail to hit, reach, catch, or otherwise make contact with: He swung at and missed the ball. The winger missed the pass. The ball missed the basket. 2. To be too late for or fail to meet (a train, for example). 3. To fail to perceive, experience, or understand: I missed my favorite TV show last night.
verb (used with object) to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target. to fail to encounter, meet, catch, etc.: to miss a train. to fail to take advantage of: to miss a chance. to fail to be present at or for: to miss a day of school. to notice the absence or loss of: When did you first miss your wallet? to regret the absence or loss of:
