miss

Definition

  • n. a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
  • n. a form of address for an unmarried woman
  • v. fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
  • v. feel or suffer from the lack of

Word forms

Past participle
missed
Past tense
missed
Present participle
missing
Third person singular
misses

Example sentences

  1. n.

    She felt embarrassed when she made a miss during the game.

  2. vt.

    I really miss my friends from school since I moved to a new city.

  3. vi.

    The player missed the goal by a few inches.