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Definition of 'miss'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) missen, from (etyl) .
Verb
( es)
(ambitransitive) To fail to hit.
- I missed the target.
- I tried to kick the ball, but missed .
* (Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
- Men observe when things hit, and not when they miss .
* (Edmund Waller) (1606-1687)
- Flying bullets now, / To execute his rage, appear too slow; / They miss , or sweep but common souls away.
To fail to achieve or attain.
- to miss an opportunity
* (John Locke) (1632-1705)
- When a man misses his great end, happiness, he will acknowledge he judged not right.
To feel the absence of someone or something, sometimes with regret.
- I miss you! Come home soon!
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
- What by me thou hast lost, thou least shalt miss .
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- The boy became volubly friendly and bubbling over with unexpected humour and high spirits. He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. Nobody would miss them, he explained.
To fail to understand or have a shortcoming of perception.
- miss the joke
To fail to attend.
- Joe missed the meeting this morning.
To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).
- I missed the plane!
(sports) To fail to score (a goal).
* {{quote-news|year=2011|date=September 18|author=Ben Dirs|work=BBC Sport
|title= Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia
|passage=Georgia, ranked 16th in the world, dominated the breakdown before half-time and forced England into a host of infringements, but fly-half Merab Kvirikashvili missed three penalties.}}
(obsolete) To go wrong; to err.
* (Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
- Amongst the angels, a whole legion / Of wicked sprites did fall from happy bliss; / What wonder then if one, of women all, did miss ?
(obsolete) To be absent, deficient, or wanting.
* (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
- What here shall miss , our toil shall strive to mend.
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See
Antonyms
* (to fail to hit) hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
* (to feel the absence of) have, feature
Derived terms
* hit-and-miss
* miss a trick
* miss the mark
* miss the point
* miss the boat
* miss fire, misfire
* miss out
* near miss
Noun
( es)
A failure to hit.
A failure to obtain or accomplish.
An act of avoidance.
- I think I’ll give the meeting a miss .
Etymology 2
From (mistress).
Noun
( wikipedia)
A title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.
- You may sit here, miss .
- You may sit here, Miss Jones.
An unmarried woman; a girl.
* Cawthorn
- Gay vanity, with smiles and kisses, / Was busy 'mongst the maids and misses .
A kept woman; a mistress.
- (Evelyn)
(card games) In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.
Related terms
* Miss
* missis, missus
* missy
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