Miss definition
Missed three questions on the test.
We took a different way and missed the traffic jam.
I missed my book after getting off the bus.
I beg your pardon, miss.
To suddenly miss one's wallet.
Miss a chance.
A cart that is missing a wheel.
Do you miss your family?
Took a shot near the goal and missed.
The new movie was a miss.
He just missed being struck.
To miss an appointment.
This book is missing a page.
He swung at and missed the ball. The winger missed the pass. The ball missed the basket.
I missed my favorite TV show last night. You completely missed the point of the film.
Just missed setting a new record.
Never missed a day of work.
An example of miss is the title you use when you address a letter to an unmarried female.
An example of miss is what you call out when you want to get the attention of a young girl.
A money-making scheme that can't miss.
Miss Organization; Miss Opera.
To miss one's friends.
Coats in misses' sizes.
Miss Smith, Miss Emily Smith, the Misses Smith.
Miss Jane.
Miss Ohio, Miss Cotton.
Miss Judy Garland.
To miss an opportunity.
You may sit here, miss.
You may sit here, Miss Jones.
- To fail to discharge. Used of a firearm.
- To fail to achieve the anticipated result.
- To lose a chance for:Missed out on the promotion.
- To fail to avail oneself of an opportunity.
- To fail to understand.
- missing by a narrow margin has the same practical effect as missing by a wide one
- to fail to guess or predict accurately
- to omit or pass over; skip
- to fail to have, get, take advantage of, etc.
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of miss
- Middle English missen from Old English missan mei-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Short for mistress
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English missen, from Old English missan (“to miss, escape the notice of a person"), Proto-Germanic *missijanÄ… (“to miss, go wrong, fail"), from Proto-Indo-European *meit- (“to change, exchange, trade"). Cognate with North Frisian missen (“to miss"), Dutch missen (“to miss"), German vermissen (“to do without, miss"), Swedish missa (“to miss"), Icelandic missa (“to lose").
From Wiktionary
- From mistress.
From Wiktionary