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miss

1  [mis]
Use miss in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
2. to fail to encounter, meet, catch, etc.: to miss a train.
3. to fail to take advantage of: to miss a chance.
4. to fail to be present at or for: to miss a day of school.
5. to notice the absence or loss of: When did you first miss your wallet?
6. to regret the absence or loss of: I miss you all dreadfully.
7. to escape or avoid: He just missed being caught.
8. to fail to perceive or understand: to miss the point of a remark.
–verb (used without object)
9. to fail to hit something.
10. to fail of effect or success; be unsuccessful.
–noun
11. a failure to hit something.
12. a failure of any kind.
13. an omission.
14. a misfire.
—Verb phrases
15. miss out, Chiefly British. to omit; leave out.
16. miss out on, to fail to take advantage of, experience, etc.: You missed out on a great opportunity.
—Idiom
17. miss fire. fire (def. 52).
Origin:
bef. 900; ME missen, OE missan; c. OFris missa, MLG, MD, OHG missen, ON missa to fail to hit or reach

Related forms:
miss⋅a⋅ble, adjective

miss

2  [mis]
–noun, plural miss⋅es.
1. (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.
2. (used by itself, as a term of address, esp. to a young woman): Miss, please bring me some ketchup.
3. (initial capital letter) a title prefixed to a mock surname used to represent a particular attribute of the person, esp. one excessively prominent: Miss Innocent; Miss Congeniality.
4. a young unmarried woman; girl: a radiant miss of 18 or so.
5. misses,
a. a range of sizes, chiefly from 6 to 20, for garments that fit women of average height and build.
b. the department or section of a store where these garments are sold.
c. a garment in this size range.
Origin:
1600–10; short for mistress

Usage note:
See Ms.

Miss.

 
Mississippi.

miss.

 
1. mission.
2. missionary.
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miss 1   (mĭs)   
v.   missed, miss·ing, miss·es

v.   tr.

  1. To fail to hit, reach, catch, meet, or otherwise make contact with.

  2. To fail to perceive, understand, or experience: completely missed the point of the film.

  3. To fail to accomplish, achieve, or attain (a goal).

  4. To fail to attend or perform: never missed a day of work.

    1. To leave out; omit.

    2. To let go by; let slip: miss a chance.

  6. To escape or avoid: narrowly missed crashing into the tree.

  7. To discover the absence or loss of: I missed my book after getting off the bus.

  8. To feel the lack or loss of: Do you miss your family?

v.   intr.

  1. To fail to hit or otherwise make contact with something: fired the final shot and missed again.

    1. To be unsuccessful; fail.

    2. To misfire, as an internal-combustion engine.

n.  

  1. A failure to hit, succeed, or find.

  2. The misfiring of an engine.


[Middle English missen, from Old English missan; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.]
miss 2   (mĭs)   
n.  

  1. Miss Used as a courtesy title before the surname or full name of a girl or single woman. See Usage Note at Ms.

  2. Used as a form of polite address for a girl or young woman: I beg your pardon, miss.

  3. A young unmarried woman.

  4. Miss Used in informal titles for a young woman to indicate the epitomizing of an attribute or activity: Miss Organization; Miss Opera.

  5. mis·ses A series of clothing sizes for women and girls of average height and proportions.


[Short for mistress.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Idioms & Phrases

miss

In addition to the idioms beginning with miss, also see heart misses a beat; hit or miss; near miss; not miss a trick.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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