Englishfor English speakers
barely
—
adverb
(= hardly, just, scarcely, scarce)
only a very short time before
they could barely hear the speaker
we hardly knew them
just missed being hit
had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave
— W.B.Yeats
—
adverb
in a sparse or scanty way
a barely furnished room
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.