miss

noun

  1. 1

    a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

  2. 2

    a form of address for an unmarried woman

  3. 3

    a young woman

    a young lady of 18

verb

  1. 1

    leave undone or leave out

    How could I miss that typo?

    The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten

  2. 2

    fail to experience

    Fortunately, I missed the hurricane

  3. 3

    fail to reach

    The arrow missed the target

  4. 4

    feel or suffer from the lack of

    He misses his mother

  5. 5

    fail to reach or get to

    She missed her train

  6. 6

    fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

    I missed that remark

    She missed his point

  7. 7

    fail to attend an event or activity

    I missed the concert

    He missed school for a week

  8. 8

    be without

    This soup lacks salt

    There is something missing in my jewelry box!

  9. 9

    be absent

    The child had been missing for a week

Synonyms

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