miss

You try to hit, catch, or reach something but fail.

• He missed the ball.
• My arrow missed the target completely.
• How could you miss from that distance?

Opposites: hit

Common phrases: miss the target, miss the ball, miss a catch

You feel sad because someone or something you like is no longer with you.

• I miss my family.
• She missed her old house.
• Do you miss living near your friends?

How to use it: miss doing something (I miss walking beside the sea.)

Similar words: long for

Common phrases: miss someone, miss home, miss someone terribly

You do not go to an event or activity that you expected or wanted to attend.

• I missed class yesterday.
• She will miss the wedding because she is ill.
• Have you ever missed an important meeting?

Similar words: be absent from

Opposites: attend

Common phrases: miss a class, miss a meeting, miss the party

You arrive too late to get on a bus, train, plane, or other transport.

• We missed the bus.
• He ran to avoid missing his train.
• What happens if I miss my connecting flight?

Opposites: catch

Common phrases: miss the bus, miss a train, miss a flight

You fail to understand an idea, meaning, or important part of what someone says.

• You missed the point.
• I think she missed the meaning of his reply.
• Did you miss the joke, or was it simply unfunny?

Similar words: misunderstand

Opposites: understand

Common phrases: miss the point, miss the meaning, miss the joke

You fail to reach a goal, result, or standard you hoped to achieve.

• The team missed its sales target.
• She narrowly missed qualifying for the final.
• We cannot afford to miss another deadline.

Similar words: fall short of

Opposites: achieve

Common phrases: miss a target, miss a deadline, miss an opportunity

A title placed before the name of a girl or unmarried woman.

• Miss Green is our teacher.
• Please give this letter to Miss Patel.
• Is Miss Jones available this afternoon?

Common phrases: miss smith, miss jones, dear miss brown

A polite way to address a young woman whose name you do not know.

• Excuse me, miss, is this yours?
• Thank you, miss, for your help.
• Would you like a bag, miss?

Common phrases: excuse me miss, thank you miss, yes miss