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'miss' - used as a noun
1. a form of address for an unmarried woman
2. a young woman
3. a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

'miss' - used as a verb
4. fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
I missed that remark
She missed his point
5. feel or suffer from the lack of
He misses his mother
6. fail to attend an event or activity
I missed the concert
He missed school for a week
7. leave undone or leave out
How could I miss that typo?
The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
8. fail to reach or get to
She missed her train
9. be without
There is something missing in my jewellery box!
10. fail to reach
The arrow missed the target
11. be absent
The child had been missing for a week
12. fail to experience
Fortunately, I missed the hurricane

derived forms
1. Miss / Plural
misses
2. Miss / Past
missed
3. Miss / Third Person
misses
4. Miss / Present Participle
missing
Variations of 'miss'
 
Antonym
  • attend
  • have
  • hit
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