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- [mis]
- /mɪs/
- /mɪs/
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- [mis]
- /mɪs/
Definitions of miss word
- verb with object miss to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target. 1
- verb with object miss to fail to encounter, meet, catch, etc.: to miss a train. 1
- verb with object miss to fail to take advantage of: to miss a chance. 1
- verb with object miss to fail to be present at or for: to miss a day of school. 1
- verb with object miss to notice the absence or loss of: When did you first miss your wallet? 1
- verb with object miss to regret the absence or loss of: I miss you all dreadfully. 1
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Origin of miss
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English missen, Old English missan; cognate with Old Frisian missa, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Old High German missen, Old Norse missa to fail to hit or reach
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Parts of speech for Miss
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
miss popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
miss usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for miss
noun miss
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- omission — the act of omitting.
- want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- default — If a person, company, or country defaults on something that they have legally agreed to do, such as paying some money or doing a piece of work before a particular time, they fail to do it.
- fault — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
verb miss
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- skip — to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
- misplace — to put in a wrong place.
- miscarry — to have a miscarriage of a fetus.
Antonyms for miss
noun miss
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
- abundance — An abundance of something is a large quantity of it.
- plenty — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- perfection — the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
verb miss
- remember — to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again: I'll try to remember the exact date.
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- heed — to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.
- notice — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
Top questions with miss
- you are gonna miss me when i'm gone?
- how many days of school can you miss?
- you're gonna miss me when i'm gone?
- you are gonna miss me when i am gone?
- when you miss your best friend?
- how to make him miss you?
- how old is miss mulatto?
- who won miss america 2015?
- how to say i miss you in spanish?
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- when you miss someone?
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- what happens if you miss jury duty?
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