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miss
noun
verb
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc.)
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mɪs
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noun
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc.)
noun
a young female
“a young lady of 18”
verb
leave undone or leave out
“How could I miss that typo?”
verb
fail to experience
“Fortunately, I missed the hurricane”
verb
fail to reach
“The arrow missed the target”
verb
feel or suffer from the lack of
“He misses his mother”
verb
fail to reach or get to
“She missed her train”
verb
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
“I missed that remark”
verb
fail to attend an event or activity
“I missed the concert”
verb
be without
“This soup lacks salt”
verb
be absent
“The child had been missing for a week”
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Example Sentences
a young lady of 18
How could I miss that typo?
The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
Fortunately, I missed the hurricane
The arrow missed the target
He misses his mother
She missed her train
I missed that remark
She missed his point
We lost part of what he said
I missed the concert
He missed school for a week
This soup lacks salt
There is something missing in my jewelry box!
The child had been missing for a week
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