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| miss [ miss ] |
verb (past and past participle missed, present participle miss·ing, 3rd person present singular miss·es) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb not hit target: to fail to hit, reach, catch, or make contact with somebody or something that is being aimed at
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2. transitive verb fail to be somewhere: to fail to be present or on time for something
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3. transitive verb not hear, see, or comprehend something: to fail to hear, see, or understand something, e.g. through inattention or being distracted
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4. transitive verb not take a chance: to fail to take an opportunity
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5. transitive and intransitive verb fail to achieve: to fail to achieve a set target or goal
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6. transitive verb avoid something: to escape or avoid a potentially harmful, dangerous, or unpleasant situation
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7. transitive verb omit something: to leave something out
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8. transitive verb regret absence of somebody or something: to feel sorry that somebody or something is absent
  missed her greatly while she was away
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9. transitive verb discover absence of somebody or something: to realize that a person or thing is not present at the expected time or in the expected place
He was halfway home before he missed his wallet.
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10. intransitive verb misfire: to fail to ignite the fuel mixture in the cylinder
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refers to an internal-combustion engine
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noun (plural miss·es) |
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1. failure to make contact: a failure to hit, reach, catch, or make contact with somebody or something aimed at
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2. a failure: something that does not succeed or fails to impress
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| [ Old English missan< Germanic, "go wrong"] |
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| miss·a·ble adjective |
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give something a miss to choose not to do something or attend something (informal)
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