to miss

Examples

• All

• Well, if the scoreboard's right, it means he's just missed out on the championship.

  Rush (2013)

• Do you regret missing out on the chance to play Aggie?

  Made in Romania (2010)

• Christ, we're gonna miss the whole thing.

  The Front Page (1974)

• Without focus, students may miss significant elements of how the music is put together.

  Academic text (2005)

• Without this connection between students and the composer, the experience would be missing something important.

  Academic text (2005)

• Attendance policies permitted them to miss no more than two of each of the meeting types.

  Academic text (2011)

• The hotspots are easy to see, so students won't miss important ideas.

  Academic text (2015)

• I really feel like I miss all the fun we had last summer.

• If you don't pay attention, you might miss an important detail in the meeting.

• After moving away, he missed his friends more than he expected.

Synonyms

E

to escape

vsto miss

263 1.4

To avoid being harmed or affected by something unpleasant

fails to experience such things often without active effort

G

to give a miss

vsto miss

• UK

7.3

Decide not to go to an event or activity

fails to experience events without implying a deliberate decision to skip

Antonyms

E

to experience

∞ 2.1

To feel something while it happens to you

E

to encounter

442 3.2

To meet someone or find a problem unexpectedly

Idioms

S

swing and a miss

• Informal

3 7.0

An attempt that fails to get the result you wanted

B

blink-and-you-miss-it

• Informal

8.3

Very short and easy to miss if you do not look closely

Phrasal Verbs

M

to miss out

176 3.6

Lose the chance to enjoy something good

M

to miss an opportunity

14 2.8

Fail to use a chance to do something you want

M

to miss the mark

14 5.5

Fail to do what you meant to do

M

to miss the bus

14 3.8

Fail to get on a bus before it leaves or lose an important chance

M

to miss a deadline

2 3.6

Fail to hand in work by the agreed time

M

to miss the memo

2 7.5

Do not know important information because you were not told

M

to miss a call

2 1.6

Fail to answer a phone call before it stops ringing

M

to miss a flight

1 2.7

To fail to get on a plane because you arrive late

M

to miss the update

3.3

Fail to get the latest information

G

to give a miss

• UK

7.3

Decide not to go to an event or activity

Compounds

N

near miss

14 3.7

A time when a crash nearly happens but is avoided

M

Miss Right

• Informal

3 6.7

A woman who is the perfect partner for a romantic relationship

H

hit-or-miss

• Informal

3 6.9

Sometimes works well and sometimes fails depending on luck

M

Miss Priss

• Offensive

1 9.9

A person who cares too much about being proper and polite

I

inner Miss Piggy

• Informal

9.9

A confident, showy way of acting to feel bold and dramatic

How Affected

to suffer

∞ 2.0

to undergo

170 3.9

to avoid

∞ 1.0

to miss

281 1.1

Surface Forms

Etymology