āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to miss
01
āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ§āĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to fail to catch a bus, airplane, etc.
Transitive: to miss a means of public transportation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I missed my flight because I arrived at the airport too late.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
02
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ°āĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to not hit or touch what was aimed at
Transitive: to miss a target
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The fighter pilot narrowly missed the enemy aircraft during the intense dogfight.
āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻĄāĻāĻĢāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻļāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to feel sad because we no longer can see someone or do something
Transitive: to miss sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He missed his best friend who had moved away to another country.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
3.1
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to be without something or not have it
Transitive: to miss sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He is missing his keys, so he ca n't get into the house.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻ¸ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĸā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
04
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to not notice, hear, or understand something
Transitive: to miss sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I missed the sound of the phone ringing because I was in the shower.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
4.1
āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to lose the chance to experience or have something
Transitive: to miss an opportunity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He missed the opportunity to invest in the project early.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨.
05
āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
to not go to or be present at an event or activity
Transitive: to miss an event
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They missed the concert because they could n't get tickets in time.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
06
āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to fail to do something, or to omit or overlook something that should have been done
Transitive: to miss sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He missed an important detail in the report, which led to a misunderstanding.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ°āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
01
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸, āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻŖā§
a girl or young woman
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Excuse me, Miss, you're sitting in my seat.
āĻŽāĻžāĻĢ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨, āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Excuse me, Miss Smith, do you have a moment to answer a few questions?
āĻŽāĻžāĻĢ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨, āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨ, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻā§?
03
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¤āĻž, āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
dismiss
missed
missing
miss
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
