miss

[ mis ]

/ mɪs /

verb (used with object)

to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.

to fail to encounter, meet, catch, etc.: to miss a train.

to fail to take advantage of: to miss a chance.

to fail to be present at or for: to miss a day of school.

to notice the absence or loss of: When did you first miss your wallet?

to regret the absence or loss of: I miss you all dreadfully.

to escape or avoid: He just missed being caught.

to fail to perceive or understand: to miss the point of a remark.

verb (used without object)

to fail to hit something.

to fail of effect or success; be unsuccessful.

noun

a failure to hit something.

a failure of any kind.

an omission.

a misfire.

Verb Phrases

miss out, Chiefly British. to omit; leave out.

miss out on, to fail to take advantage of, experience, etc.: You missed out on a great opportunity.

Words nearby miss

misremember, misreport, misrepresent, misrule, misrun, miss, miss a beat, miss by a mile, miss fire, miss is as good as a mile, a, miss julie

Idioms for miss

miss fire. fire(def 52).

Origin of miss

before 900; Middle English missen, Old English missan; cognate with Old Frisian missa, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Old High German missen, Old Norse missa to fail to hit or reach

OTHER WORDS FROM miss

miss·a·ble, adjectiveun·miss·a·ble, adjectiveun·missed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH miss

midst missed mist

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Examples from the Web for missable

She's a missable little thing to any one who likes her, and she can tempt him to speak out in spite of himself when he gets back.
Everyman's Land|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
I was too missable to answer him, and he wouldn't have heard me if I had, for he ran away as fast as he could to play with Nettie.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880|Various

British Dictionary definitions for missable (1 of 3)

miss¹

/ (mɪs) /

verb

to fail to reach, hit, meet, find, or attain (some specified or implied aim, goal, target, etc)

(tr) to fail to attend or be present forto miss a train; to miss an appointment

(tr) to fail to see, hear, understand, or perceiveto miss a point

(tr) to lose, overlook, or fail to take advantage ofto miss an opportunity

(tr) to leave out; omitto miss an entry in a list

(tr) to discover or regret the loss or absence ofhe missed his watch; she missed him

(tr) to escape or avoid (something, esp a danger), usually narrowlyhe missed death by inches

miss the boat or miss the bus to lose an opportunity

noun

a failure to reach, hit, meet, find, etc

give something a miss informal to avoid (something)give the lecture a miss; give the pudding a miss

Derived forms of miss

missable, adjective

Word Origin for miss

Old English missan (meaning: to fail to hit); related to Old High German missan, Old Norse missa

British Dictionary definitions for missable (2 of 3)

miss²

/ (mɪs) /

noun

informal an unmarried woman or girl, esp a schoolgirl

Word Origin for miss

C17: shortened form of mistress

British Dictionary definitions for missable (3 of 3)

Miss

/ (mɪs) /

noun

a title of an unmarried woman or girl, usually used before the surname or sometimes alone in direct address

Word Origin for Miss

C17: shortened from mistress

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Idioms and Phrases with missable

miss

In addition to the idioms beginning with miss

miss a beat
miss by a mile
miss fire
miss is as good as a mile, a
miss much
miss out on
miss the boat
miss the point

also see:

heart misses a beat
hit or miss
near miss
not miss a trick