EGAVE

miss

About 49.21 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To fail to hit, catch, grasp, etc.
    I fired the gun, but the bullet missed the target.
  2. verb To avoid hitting.
    The driver swerved and just managed to miss the chicken crossing the road.
  3. verb To fail to achieve or attain.
    The company missed all its sales targets.
  4. verb To fail to experience, attend, partake, take advantage of, etc.
    Joe missed the meeting this morning.
  5. verb To avoid or escape.
    The car just missed hitting a passer-by.
  6. verb To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something.
    I miss you! Come home soon!
  7. verb To fail to understand.
    to miss the joke
  8. verb To fail to notice; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.
    So I'm just going over my early notes, see if I missed anything.

Similar words

neglect lack leave out omit lose escape overleap overlook young lady girl

Often followed by

the a you mary it him her out elizabeth

Word family

Miss Misses miss it for the world missable missed misses missing not to be missed

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