miss
noun
- 1
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
- 2
a form of address for an unmarried woman
- 3
a young woman
a young lady of 18
verb
- 1
leave undone or leave out
How could I miss that typo?
The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
- 2
fail to experience
Fortunately, I missed the hurricane
- 3
fail to reach
The arrow missed the target
- 4
feel or suffer from the lack of
He misses his mother
- 5
fail to reach or get to
She missed her train
- 6
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
I missed that remark
She missed his point
- 7
fail to attend an event or activity
I missed the concert
He missed school for a week
- 8
be without
This soup lacks salt
There is something missing in my jewelry box!
- 9
be absent
The child had been missing for a week
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