miss
miss [miss misses missed missing] verb, noun BrE [mɪs] NAmE [mɪs]
verb
NOT HIT, CATCH, ETC.
1. transitive, intransitive to fail to hit, catch, reach, etc. sth
•~ (sb/sth) How many goals has he missed this season?
• The bullet missed her by about six inches.
•She threw a plate at him and only narrowly missed.
•~ doing sth She narrowly missed hitting him.
NOT HEAR/SEE
2. transitive ~ sth to fail to hear, see or notice sth
• 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.
•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.
NOT UNDERSTAND
3. transitive ~ sth to fail to understand sth
• 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.
NOT BE/GO SOMEWHERE
4. transitive ~ sth 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 STH
5. transitive ~ sth to fail to do sth
• You can't afford to miss meals (= not eat meals) when you're in training.
•to miss a turn (= to not play when it is your turn in a game)
6. transitive ~ (doing) sth to not take the opportunity to do sth
• The sale prices were too good to miss.
• It was an opportunity not to be missed.
BE LATE
7. transitive ~ sth/sb | ~ doing sth to be or arrive too late for sth
• 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).’
FEEL SAD
8. transitive to feel sad because you can no longer see sb or do sth that you like
•~ sb/sth She will be greatly missed when she leaves.
• What did you miss most when you were in France?
•~ (sb/sth) doing sth I don't miss getting up at six every morning!
NOTICE STH NOT THERE
9. transitive ~ sb/sth to notice that sb/sth 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 STH BAD
10. transitive to avoid sth unpleasant
Syn: ↑escape
•~ sth If you go now you should miss the crowds.
•~ doing sth He fell and just missed knocking the whole display over.
OF ENGINE
11. = ↑misfire
more at your heart misses a beat at ↑heart, hit/miss the mark at ↑mark n.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
v. and n. sense 6 Old English missan Germanic Dutch German missen n. senses 1 to 5 mid 17th cent. ↑mistress
Thesaurus:
miss verb
1. T
•I think you're missing the most important point here.
overlook •
Opp: notice
miss/overlook a/an point/fact/detail/feature
be easy/hard/impossible to miss/overlook sth
be easily missed/overlooked
2. T
•She hasn' t missed a game all year.
shirk • • skip • |BrE, informal skive • |AmE, informal goof off •
miss/skip a class/meal
miss/skip sth altogether
3. T
•The exhibition was an opportunity not to be missed.
informal pass sth up • • lose out •
miss/pass up/lose out on a/an chance/opportunity
be too good to miss/pass up
Example Bank:
•‘Where's Larry?’—‘You've just missed him.’
•Anne will be sadly missed by all who knew her.
•Anne, who died on 22 July, will be sadly missed by all who knew her.
•He completely missed the point of what I was saying.
•I still miss her a lot.
•She attempted to hit the ball but missed badly.
•The bullet missed his head by only a few inches.
•The bullet somehow missed his heart.
•The plane crashed, narrowly missing a hotel.
•The station is just down this road on the left. You can't miss it.
•Your father misses you dreadfully.
•‘Are you coming to the school play?’ ‘ I wouldn't miss it for the world. ’
•Don't miss next week's issue!
•She hasn't missed a game all year.
•When you painted your bedroom you missed a bit under the window.
•You can't afford to miss meals when you're in training.
•You have to miss a turn.
•You missed a good party last night.
•You'd better hurry— you don't want to miss the bus.
•You're missing the point of what I'm saying.
•Your mother will know who's moved in— she doesn't miss much.
•The sale prices were too good to miss.
Idioms: ↑give something a miss ▪ he/she doesn't miss a trick ▪ ↑miss is as good as a mile ▪ ↑miss the boat ▪ ↑miss your guess
Derived: ↑miss out ▪ ↑miss somebody out
noun
TITLE/FORM OF ADDRESS
1. Missused before the family name, or the first and family name, of a woman who is not married, in order to speak or write to her politely
• That's all, thank you, Miss Lipman.
compare ↑Mrs, ↑Ms
2. Missa 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 (BrE, 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!
compare ↑sir
5. (old-fashioned)a girl or young woman
NOT HIT, CATCH, ETC.
6. a failure to hit, catch or reach sth
•He scored two goals and had another two near misses.
Word Origin:
v. and n. sense 6 Old English missan Germanic Dutch German missen n. senses 1 to 5 mid 17th cent. ↑mistress
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