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 miss miss /ˈmɪs/

noun

  1. () A young female  ( fille , missy [Informal] , young lady , girl , miss , young woman )
    a young female
     A young lady of 18
    a young lady of 18
  2. () A failure to hit (or meet or find etc)  ( misfire , miss )
    a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

verb

  1. () Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind  ( lose , miss )
    fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
     I missed that remark
    I missed that remark
     She missed his point
    She missed his point
     We lost part of what he said
    We lost part of what he said
  2. () Feel or suffer from the lack of  ( miss )
    feel or suffer from the lack of
     He misses his mother
    He misses his mother
  3. () Fail to attend an event or activity  ( miss )
    fail to attend an event or activity
     I missed the concert
    I missed the concert
     He missed school for a week
    He missed school for a week
  4. () Leave undone or leave out  ( drop , omit , overleap , leave out , miss , neglect , overlook , pretermit )
    leave undone or leave out
     How could I miss that typo?
    How could I miss that typo?
     The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
    The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
  5. () Fail to reach or get to  ( miss )
    fail to reach or get to
     She missed her train
    She missed her train
  6. () Fail to reach  ( miss )
    fail to reach
     The arrow missed the target
    The arrow missed the target
  7. () Be without  ( miss , lack )
    be without
     This soup lacks salt
    This soup lacks salt
     There is something missing in my jewelry box!
    There is something missing in my jewelry box!
  8. () Be absent  ( miss )
    be absent
     The child had been missing for a week
    The child had been missing for a week
  9. Fail to experience  ( miss , escape )
    fail to experience
     Fortunately, I missed the hurricane
    Fortunately, I missed the hurricane

 Miss

    noun

    1. A form of address for an unmarried woman  ( Miss )
      a form of address for an unmarried woman