v. 1 skip, forgo, absent oneself from, be absent from, fail to keep; avoid, evade, escape, dodge, Colloq pass up I missed my dentist's appointment I missed school because my grandmother was ill. 2 long for, yearn for, pine for, feel nostalgia for, be nostalgic for or about, want, need, wish for I miss those long summer evenings by the lake 3 misunderstand, misinterpret, misconstrue, misapprehend, fail to understand or perceive, mistake You have completely missed the point 4 Sometimes, miss out (on). pass up, omit, leave out, slip up (on), overlook, let slip (by), let pass, pass over, disregard, ignore You can be sure that Frobisher would never miss a free meal
n. 5 omission, oversight, slip, failure, mistake, error, blunder, Colloq slip-up A miss is as good as a mile