miss
miss
/mɪs/
be late
1 transitive miss something/somebody to be or arrive too late for something If I don't leave now I'll miss my plane.
Sorry I'm late—have I missed anything?
‘Is Ann there?’ ‘You've just missed her (= she has just left).’
You'd better hurry—you don't want to miss the bus.
If you miss the deadline, you'll have to pay a fine.
not be/go somewhere
2 transitive miss something to fail to be or go somewhere She hasn't missed a game all year.
You missed a good party last night (= because you did not go).
‘Are you coming to the school play?’ ‘I wouldn't miss it for the world.’
not do something
3 transitive miss something to fail to do something You can't afford to miss meals (= not eat meals) when you're in training.
You have to miss a turn (= to not play when it is your turn in a game).
4 transitive miss something to not take the opportunity to do something The sale prices were too good to miss.
It was an opportunity not to be missed.
She missed the opportunity to take part.
Jackson never missed a chance to serve as teacher and mentor.
The film is a real missed opportunity—it could have been so much better.
not hit, catch, etc.
miss (somebody/something) How many goals has he missed this season?
The bullet missed her by about six inches.
It was a joke that missed its target.
The company has missed all its targets this year.
She threw a plate at him and only narrowly missed.
miss doing something She narrowly missed hitting him.
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
completelybarelyjust…
preposition
by
not hear/see
6 transitive miss something to fail to hear, see or notice something The hotel is the only white building on the road—you can't miss it.
Don't miss next week's issue!
I missed her name.
No one will want to miss this film.
Your mother will know who's moved in—she doesn't miss much.
When you painted your bedroom, you missed a bit (= of the wall) under the window.
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
completelyeasily
verb + miss
cannot
not understand
7 transitive miss something to fail to understand something He completely missed the joke.
You're missing the point (= failing to understand the main part) of what I'm saying.
I think I must have missed something because none of this makes any sense.
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
verb + miss
feel sad
8 transitive to feel sad because you can no longer see somebody or do something that you like miss somebody/something I still miss her a lot.
Your father misses you dreadfully.
She will be greatly missed when she leaves.
Anne, who died on 22 July, will be sadly missed by all who knew her.
What did you miss most when you were in France?
I'm really going to miss Cheri's cooking.
miss (somebody/something) doing something I don't miss getting up at six every morning!
notice something not there
9 transitive miss somebody/something to notice that somebody/something is not where they/it should be When did you first miss the necklace?
Let’s go for a quick drink—nobody will miss us.
We seem to be missing some students this morning.
avoid something bad
miss something If you go now you should miss the crowds.
miss doing something He fell and just missed knocking the whole display over.
of engine
11 (also misfire) (of an engine) to not work correctly because the petrol does not burn at the right time
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
miss
/mɪs/
title/form of address
1 Miss used before the family name, or the first and family names, of a woman who is not married, in order to speak or write to her politely
That's all, thank you, Miss Lipman.
The title Miss can also be used by a married woman who keeps her own family name for professional purposes.
2 Miss a title given to the winner of a beauty contest in a particular country, town, etc.
Miss Brighton
the Miss World contest
3 Miss (informal) used especially by men to address a young woman when they do not know her name
Will that be all, Miss?
4 Miss (British English, informal) used as a form of address by children in some schools to a woman teacher, whether she is married or not
Good morning, Miss!
5 (old-fashioned) a girl or young woman
not hit, catch, etc.
6 a failure to hit, catch or reach something
The penalty miss cost us the game.
Idioms
Word Origin
verb Old English missan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German missen.