miss

verb

\ˈmis

missed; missing; misses

Definition of miss

(Entry 1 of 4)

transitive verb

1 : to fail to hit, reach, or contact miss the target

2 : to discover or feel the absence of missed his wallet as soon as he entered the store

3 : to fail to obtain ignorance misses the best things in this life— W. R. Inge

4 : escape, avoid just missed hitting the other car

5 : to leave out : omit in such a hurry that he missed his breakfast

6 : to fail to comprehend, sense, or experience missed the point of the speech

7 : to fail to perform or attend had to miss school for a week

intransitive verb

1 archaic : to fail to get, reach, or do something

2 : to fail to hit something took another cut at the ball but missed again

3a : to be unsuccessful such a fine prospect that he can't miss

b : misfire the engine missed

miss a beat

: to deviate from regular smooth performance the company changed ownership without missing a beat

miss out on

: to lose a good opportunity for missed out on a better job

miss the boat

: to fail to take advantage of an opportunity

miss

noun (1)

Definition of miss (Entry 2 of 4)

1 chiefly dialectal : disadvantage or regret resulting from loss we know the miss of you, and even hunger … to see you— Samuel Richardson

2a : a failure to hit

b : a failure to attain a desired result

3 : misfire

miss

noun (2)

Definition of miss (Entry 3 of 4)

1 capitalized

a —used as a title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl

b —used before the name of a place or of a line of activity or before some epithet to form a title for a usually young unmarried female who is representative of the thing indicated Miss America

2 : young lady —used without a name as a conventional term of address to a young woman

3 : a young unmarried woman or girl

4 misses plural : a clothing size for women of average height and build

Miss

abbreviation

Definition of Miss (Entry 4 of 4)

Mississippi

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Examples of miss in a Sentence

Verb

He swung and missed the ball completely. The shot missed the goal by inches. The batter swung and missed. She took three shots and missed every time. I would hate to miss this opportunity. She could have joined us, but she missed her chance. They missed a payment on their car loan. He was in such a hurry that he missed breakfast.