Englishfor English speakers
don't
verb
—
do not (negative auxiliary)
—
(nonstandard) does not
—
do not
don't
interjection
—
interjection
don't
noun
—
Something that must not be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts).
miss
Verb
—
If you miss something, you don't hit it.
I missed the target.
—
If you miss someone or something when they are gone or away, you wish they were there with you.
I miss you so much. When are you coming home?
—
If you miss an event, you aren't able to go.
I'm going to have to miss the party because I can't find a babysitter.
—
If you miss something, you aren't able to get on it in time.
I'm sorry I'm late; I missed the bus.
You better hurry or we're going to miss the train!
—
If you miss something, you don't understand it.
You're missing the point of what I'm saying.
miss
Noun
—
You use miss before an unmarried woman's name, usually the last name or the full name.
Miss Brakel, the doctor will see you now.
This is Miss June Hagerty.
—
You call a young woman miss when you don't know her name.
Excuse me, miss, I think you dropped this.
the
Determiner
—
Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
—
Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
—
Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
—
Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
train
Noun
—
A long vehicle with many cars that are joined together. A train runs on a track.
I took the train from Paris to Frankfurt.
train
Verb
—
If you train someone, you teach them a particular skill.
In school we had computer training and sex education.