MISS


Meaning of MISS in English

n. 25B6; verb

the shot missed her by inches : FAIL TO HIT, be/go wide of, fall short of.

Mandy missed the catch : FAIL TO CATCH, drop, fumble, fluff, mishandle, misfield, mishit.

I've missed my bus : BE TOO LATE FOR, fail to catch/get.

I missed what you said : FAIL TO HEAR, mishear.

you can't miss the station : FAIL TO SEE/NOTICE, overlook.

she never missed a meeting : FAIL TO ATTEND, be absent from, play truant from, cut, skip; Brit. informal skive off.

don't miss this exciting opportunity! : LET SLIP, fail to take advantage of, let go/pass, pass up.

I left early to miss the rush-hour traffic : AVOID, beat, evade, escape, dodge, sidestep, elude, circumvent, steer clear of, find a way round, bypass.

she missed him when he was away : PINE FOR, yearn for, ache for, long for, long to see.

hit, catch.

25B6; noun one hit and three misses : FAILURE, omission, slip, blunder, error, mistake.

25A0; miss someone/something out LEAVE OUT, exclude, miss (off), fail to mention, pass over, skip; Brit. informal give something a miss.

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