miss

miss¹

verb

1》 fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with.

2》 fail to notice, hear, or understand.

    ↘fail to attend, watch, or participate in.

    ↘be too late to catch (a passenger vehicle).

    ↘avoid or escape.

3》 (miss someone/something out) Brit. fail to include; omit.

4》 notice the loss or absence of.

    ↘feel regret or sadness at the absence of.

5》 (of an engine or vehicle) misfire.

noun an instance of missing something.

↘a record or film that is unsuccessful.

Phrases

give something a miss Brit. informal decide not to do or have something.

miss the boat (or bus) informal be too slow to take advantage of something.

not miss a trick informal never fail to take advantage of a situation.

Derivatives

missable adjective

Origin

OE missan, of Gmc origin.

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miss²

noun

1》 (Miss) a title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl.

    ↘the title of a beauty queen: Miss World.

    ↘used to address a female shop assistant, teacher, etc.

2》 a girl or young woman, especially one regarded as silly.

Derivatives

missish adjective

Origin

C17: abbrev. of mistress.

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miss³

noun informal a miscarriage.