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  1. miss
    [mis]
    verb
    miss (verb)
    misses (third person present)
    missed (past tense)
    missed (past participle)
    missing (present participle)
    1. fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with (something aimed at):
      "a laser-guided bomb had missed its target"
      "he was given two free throws, but missed both times"
      • fail to notice, hear, or understand:
        "the villa is impossible to miss—it's right by the road"
        "I'll say it again in case you missed it"
        Similar:
        mishear
        misunderstand
        overlook
        pass over
        forget
        fail to hear
        fail to take in
        • notice the loss or absence of:
          "he's rich—he won't miss the money"
          "she slipped away when she thought she wouldn't be missed"
          Similar:
          notice the absence of
          find missing
          • (of an engine or motor vehicle) undergo failure of ignition in one or more cylinders:
            "the motor began missing and investigation found a cracked cylinder head"
            noun
            miss (noun)
            misses (plural noun)
            1. a failure to hit, catch, or reach something:
              "Elster's stunning catch in the third inning made up for his dreadful miss in the first"
              Similar:
              failure
              omission
              slip
              blunder
              error
              mistake
              fiasco
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              Pronunciation
              verb
              mis
              Tone

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              Origin
              Old English missan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German missen.
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