to miss

Examples

• All

• But I just feel like I'm missing something.

  The Gorge (2025)

• And as the war on terror grinds on, America is missing the historic chance that Bush referred to.

  Academic text (2002)

• People who get comfortable in their spirit, they miss what they were created for.

• You want to create some space for the both of you to miss each other.

• I love that you miss the affection.

• She said, no, what it is is you miss your dad.

• But if you miss it, then you're in serious trouble.

• This is what most achievers miss, OK?

• I wanted to tell her she wasn't missing much, but I didn't believe it.

  Fiction book (1993)

• When the museum acquired the work in June 1992, it was missing an estimated 75,000 beads.

  Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

L

to lack

vsto miss

683 1.0

To not have something you need or want

fails to have it when it is required or expected

F

to fall short

vsto miss

64 3.9

Fail to reach the level people expect

is about not having something needed rather than failing a target amount

Antonyms

H

to have

∞ 1.0

To own something or include a quality

O

to obtain

619 2.6

To get something by asking or working for it

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 Much

to have

∞ 1.0

to miss

158 1.3

Surface Forms

Etymology