to fail to encounter, meet, catch, etc.: to miss a train.
to fail to take advantage of: to miss a chance.
to fail to be present at or for: to miss a day of school.
to notice the absence or loss of: When did you first miss your wallet?
to regret the absence or loss of: I miss you all dreadfully.
to escape or avoid: He just missed being caught.
to fail to perceive or understand: to miss the point of a remark.
verb (used without object)
to fail to hit something.
to fail of effect or success; be unsuccessful.
noun
a failure to hit something.
a failure of any kind.
an omission.
a misfire.
Verb Phrases
miss out,Chiefly British. to omit; leave out.
miss out on,to fail to take advantage of, experience, etc.: You missed out on a great opportunity.
Idioms for miss
miss fire. fire (def. 54).
Origin of miss
1
before 900; Middle English missen,Old English missan; cognate with Old Frisian missa,Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Old High German missen,Old Norse missa to fail to hit or reach
misremember, misreport, misrepresent, misrule, misrun, miss, missa, miss a beat, missa cantata, missal, missal stand
Definition for miss (2 of 4)
miss2
[ mis ]
/ mɪs /
noun,pluralmiss·es.
(initial capital letter) a title of respect for an unmarried woman, conventionally prefixed to her name or to the name of that which she represents: Miss Mary Jones; Miss Sweden.
(used by itself, as a term of address, especially to a young woman): Miss, please bring me some ketchup.
(initial capital letter) a title prefixed to a mock surname used to represent a particular attribute of the person, especially one excessively prominent: Miss Innocent; Miss Congeniality.
a young unmarried woman; girl: a radiant miss of 18 or so.
misses,
a range of sizes, chiefly from 6 to 20, for garments that fit women of average height and build.
the department or section of a store where these garments are sold.