miss
/mˈɪs/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
verb
- fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
“I missed that remark” - feel or suffer from the lack of
“He misses his mother” - fail to attend an event or activity
“I missed the concert” - leave undone or leave out
“How could I miss that typo?” - fail to reach or get to
“She missed her train” - be without
“This soup lacks salt” - fail to reach
“The arrow missed the target” - be absent
“The child had been missing for a week” - fail to experience
“Fortunately, I missed the hurricane”
noun
- a young female
“a young lady of 18” - a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
- a form of address for an unmarried woman
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