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to miss
01
to fail to catch a bus, airplane, etc.
Transitive: to miss a means of public transportation
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
miss
3rd person singular
misses
Present participle
missing
Past simple
missed
Past participle
missed
Examples
I got lost on my way to the airport and I 'm going to miss my flight.
02
to not hit or touch what was aimed at
Transitive: to miss a target
Examples
Despite careful aim, the archer missed the target by inches.
03
to feel sad because we no longer can see someone or do something
Transitive: to miss sb/sth
Examples
She missed her childhood home after moving to a new city.
3.1
to be without something or not have it
Transitive: to miss sb/sth
Examples
She missed her phone the moment she sat down in the car.
04
to not notice, hear, or understand something
Transitive: to miss sth
Examples
She missed the details in the email because she was rushing.
4.1
to lose the chance to experience or have something
Transitive: to miss an opportunity
Examples
She missed the chance to speak at the conference.
05
to not go to or be present at an event or activity
Transitive: to miss an event
Examples
I missed the wedding because I was out of town.
06
to fail to do something, or to omit or overlook something that should have been done
Transitive: to miss sth
Examples
I missed the last question on the test because I did n’t read it carefully.
Miss
01
a girl or young woman
Old use
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Simple
Examples
Congratulations, Miss, you've won the first prize in the contest.
Examples
Miss Johnson greeted the guests with a warm smile as they arrived at the party.
03
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
Lexical Tree
dismiss
missed
missing
miss
