Definition of 'miss'

Noun

1. a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
      Synonyms: girl missy young lady young woman fille
2. a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
      Synonyms: misfire
3. a form of address for an unmarried woman

Verb

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

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