miss

Universal Words verb, noun verb not hit 1 to fail to hit, catch, reach, etc. sth: [VN] How many goals has he missed this season? * The bullet missed her by about six inches. * [V] She threw a plate at him and only narrowly missed. * [V-ing] She narrowly missed hitting him. not hear / see 2 [VN] to fail to hear, see or notice sth: The hotel is the only white building on the road-you can't miss it. * Don't miss next week's issue! * I missed her name. * Your mother will know who's moved in-she doesn't miss much. * When you painted your bedroom, you missed a bit (= of the wall) under the window. not understand 3 [VN] to fail to understand sth: He completely missed the joke. * You're missing the point (= failing to understand the main part) of what I'm saying. * I think I must have missed something because none of this makes any sense. not be / go somewhere 4 [VN] to fail to be or go somewhere: She hasn't missed a game all year. * You missed a good party last night (= because you did not go). * 'Are you coming to the school play?' 'I wouldn't miss it for the world'. not do sth 5 [VN] to fail to do sth: You can't afford to miss meals (= not eat meals) when you're in training. * to miss a turn (= to not play when it is your turn in a game) 6 to not take the opportunity to do sth: [VN] The sale prices were too good to miss. * It was an opportunity not to be missed. [also V-ing] be late 7 to be or arrive too late for sth: [VN] If I don't leave now I'll miss my plane. * Sorry I'm late-have I missed anything? * 'Is Ann there?' 'You've just missed her (= she has just left).' [also V-ing] feel sad 8 to feel sad because you can no longer see sb or do sth that you like: [VN] She will be greatly missed when she leaves. * What did you miss most when you lived abroad? * [V-ing] I don't miss getting up at six every morning! [also VN-ing] notice sth not there 9 [VN] to notice that sb/sth is not where they/it should be: When did you first miss the necklace? * Let's go for a quick drink-nobody will miss us. * We seem to be missing some students this morning. avoid sth bad 10 to avoid sth unpleasant: [VN] If you go now you should miss the crowds. * [V-ing] He fell and just missed knocking the whole display over. of engine 11 [V] = MISFIRE IDIOMS he, she, etc. doesn't miss a trick (spoken) used to say that sb notices every opportunity to gain an advantage miss the boat (informal) to be unable to take advantage of sth because you are too late: If you don't buy now, you may find that you've missed the boat. moreatHEART, MARKn. PHRASALVERBS miss sb/sth<->out (BrE) to fail to include sb/sth in sth: I'll just read through the form again to make sure I haven't missed anything out. miss out (on sth) to fail to benefit from sth useful or enjoyable by not taking part in it: Of course I'm coming-I don't want to miss out on all the fun! noun title / form of address 1 (Miss) used before the family name, or the first and family name, of a woman who is not married, in order to speak or write to her politely: That's all, thank you, Miss Lipman. (old-fashioned or formal) the Misses Hill compareMRS, MS 2 (Miss) a title given to the winner of a beauty contest in a particular country, town, etc: Miss America / Miss Brighton * the Miss World contest 3 (Miss) (informal, spoken) used especially by men to address a young woman when they do not know her name: Will that be all, Miss? 4 (Miss) (BrE, spoken) used as a form of address by children in some schools to a woman teacher, whether she is married or not: Good morning, Miss! compareSIR 5 (old-fashioned) a girl or young woman not hit 6 a failure to hit, catch or reach sth: He scored two goals and had another two near misses. IDIOMS give sth a miss (informal, especially BrE) to decide not to do sth, eat sth, etc: I think I'll give badminton a miss tonight.