miss the mark

miss the mark

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mis stressed th ee mahrk]
- /mɪs stressed ði mɑrk/
- /mɪs ðə mɑːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mis stressed th ee mahrk]
- /mɪs stressed ði mɑrk/

Definitions of miss the mark words

noun miss the mark to fail in achieving one's aim; be unsuccessful in one's attempt 0
noun miss the mark to be inaccurate 0
verb miss the mark (of a projectile) To fail to hit the target. 0
verb miss the mark (Idiomatic) To fail to reach the result that was intended. 0

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Parts of speech for Miss the mark

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Miss the mark

miss the mark popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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 the mark usage trend in Literature

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