miss
miss /ˈmɪs/
noun
-
(
)
A young female
(
fille
, missy
[Informal] , young lady
, girl
, miss
, young woman
)
a young female
A young lady of 18
a young lady of 18
-
()
A failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
(
misfire
, miss
)
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
verb
-
()
Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
(
lose
, miss
)
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
I missed that remark
I missed that remark
She missed his point
She missed his point
We lost part of what he said
We lost part of what he said
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()
Feel or suffer from the lack of
(
miss
)
feel or suffer from the lack of
He misses his mother
He misses his mother
-
()
Fail to attend an event or activity
(
miss
)
fail to attend an event or activity
I missed the concert
I missed the concert
He missed school for a week
He missed school for a week
-
()
Leave undone or leave out
(
drop
, omit
, overleap
, leave out
, miss
, neglect
, overlook
, pretermit
)
leave undone or leave out
How could I miss that typo?
How could I miss that typo?
The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
-
()
Fail to reach or get to
(
miss
)
fail to reach or get to
She missed her train
She missed her train
-
()
Fail to reach
(
miss
)
fail to reach
The arrow missed the target
The arrow missed the target
-
()
Be without
(
miss
, lack
)
be without
This soup lacks salt
This soup lacks salt
There is something missing in my jewelry box!
There is something missing in my jewelry box!
-
()
Be absent
(
miss
)
be absent
The child had been missing for a week
The child had been missing for a week
-
Fail to experience
(
miss
, escape
)
fail to experience
Fortunately, I missed the hurricane
Fortunately, I missed the hurricane
noun
-
A form of address for an unmarried woman
(
Miss
)
a form of address for an unmarried woman
