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- pronunciation:
- mIs
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- miss the boat
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
misses, missing, missed |
| definition 1: |
to fail to hit, catch, reach, cross, or in any way touch or contact (a particular object).
The batter missed the ball on the first pitch.I missed the plane because of the traffic to the airport.- antonyms:
- catch, find, hit
- similar words:
- fumble, goof up, muff
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| definition 2: |
to fail to see, hear, understand, or otherwise grasp.
I missed that. What did he say?He doesn't listen carefully, so he frequently misses the point.- antonyms:
- catch, get, hear, notice, observe, see
- similar words:
- disregard, garble, ignore, lose, misunderstand, overlook
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| definition 3: |
to fail to perform, attend, or otherwise experience (esp. something planned on or desired).
I missed two classes because I was sick.We missed that movie when it was in theaters so we watched it online recently.They missed going to the games this year because the tickets were all sold out.- antonyms:
- attend
- similar words:
- abstain from, forgo, neglect, pass up, refrain from, shun, skip, waste
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| definition 4: |
to fail to get or take advantage of.
They missed a good chance to talk to the governor in person.- synonyms:
- muff, pass up
- antonyms:
- achieve
- similar words:
- avoid, dodge, evade, forgo, lose, neglect, shun, sidestep, skip
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| definition 5: |
to avoid, escape, or evade.
The car narrowly missed hitting the tree.- synonyms:
- avoid, escape, evade
- antonyms:
- meet
- similar words:
- dodge, elude, sidestep
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| definition 6: |
to feel sad or lonely in the absence of.
She misses her family now that she's so far away.He never thought he would miss his job once he retired, but he does.I miss spending time with my friends; we're all so busy these days.I don't miss having a car; it was too expensive to keep it in the city.- similar words:
- desiderate, lack, long for, pine for, want
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| related words: |
circumvent, clear, cut, escape |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to fail to hit, catch, or otherwise touch something such as a target, ball, or other object.
He swung hard, but he missed.- synonyms:
- muff
- similar words:
- fumble
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| definition 2: |
to fail; not succeed.
His intended compliment missed completely.- synonyms:
- bomb, fail, flop
- similar words:
- flunk, foul up, lose, misfire
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| related words: |
lapse |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a failure to hit or catch something coming toward one through the air, or a failure to propel something so as to hit or enter another thing.
She made five baskets in a row before a miss.His first throw of a dart was a complete miss.- antonyms:
- catch, hit
- similar words:
- fumble, muff, near miss
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| definition 2: |
any failure or omission.
Our plan turned out to be a miss.- synonyms:
- bomb, defeat, failure, fiasco, flop, omission
- similar words:
- blunder, deletion, error, misstep, mistake, oversight, skip, slip, slip-up
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| phrase: |
miss the boat |
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