miss

miss1 [ mıs ] verb ***

▸ 1 not reach

▸ 2 not be present at

▸ 3 be too late for

▸ 4 not hear/understand

▸ 5 opportunity/chance

▸ 6 avoid something bad

▸ 7 feel sad about

▸ 8 no longer have something

▸ 9 car engine

▸ 10 not have period

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) intransitive or transitive to fail to hit or reach something that you aim at:

The plane missed the runway in the rain.

He aimed a kick at it and missed.

a ) intransitive to fail to catch something that is being thrown or given to you:

I tried to catch the ball but missed.

2. ) transitive to fail to be present for someone or something:

We were late and missed the first part of the concert.

I had to miss a week of school.

We must have missed each other by about an hour.

not miss something for the world (=not want to miss something you enjoy): I wouldn't miss the annual Christmas party for the world.

3. ) transitive to be too late for a train, bus, etc:

I've got a meeting and I don't want to miss the train.

4. ) transitive to fail to notice or understand something:

I missed most of what she said.

He caught most of the mistakes but missed a few.

miss the point (=not understand what someone means): Sue had missed the point entirely.

you can't miss it (=it is very easy to notice): The house is next to the station you can't miss it.

a ) not miss much INFORMAL to be intelligent and always know what is happening around you:

The old man didn't miss much.

5. ) transitive to fail to take advantage of an opportunity:

miss a chance/opportunity to do something: She realized she had missed an opportunity to speak to Brian.

He seemed unaware of the great chance that he had missed.

6. ) transitive to escape something that is unpleasant or uncomfortable:

If I leave at eight, I miss the traffic .

The accused man narrowly missed a prison sentence.

7. ) transitive to feel sad about someone because they are not with you any more:

He was a tower of strength, and we miss him enormously.

a ) to wish you still had something or could still do something:

I'm missing our lunchtime drinks on Friday.

miss doing something: We miss watching her ride her horse.

8. ) transitive to notice that you do not have something any more:

She missed the purse only when she got home.

9. ) if an engine misses, it fails to burn the fuel and loses power

─ compare MISFIRE

10. ) transitive if a woman misses her monthly period, it does not happen

miss the boat INFORMAL

to fail to take advantage of an opportunity by not taking action quickly enough

not/never miss a trick INFORMAL

to notice every opportunity and use it

,miss `out phrasal verb

1. ) intransitive to lose an opportunity to do or have something:

We will be repeating the questions later, so you won't miss out.

miss out on: He narrowly missed out on the world record.

2. ) transitive BRITISH to fail to include someone or something:

An important fact had been missed out.

miss

miss 2 [ mıs ] noun *

1. ) count a failure to hit or catch something, or to score in a game

a ) a failure, especially of a record or movie

b ) give something a miss MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL to decide not to do something that you usually do:

I think I'll give my art class a miss this week.

2. ) Miss a title used in front of the last name or whole name of a girl or woman who is not married.:

Miss Jane Smith

There is a Miss Stevens waiting to see you.

a ) FORMAL used for talking politely to a girl or young woman whose name you do not know:

Excuse me, miss, are you looking for something?

b ) count INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED a girl or young woman, especially one who is rude or badly behaved:

What a sly little miss she is.

c ) used in the title of a woman who has won a beauty competition:

Miss America

d ) BRITISH a title used by children when talking to a woman teacher

=> MRS., MS.