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Miss English

Meaning Miss meaning

What does Miss mean?
Definitions in simple English

miss

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

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.

miss

(= lose) fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind I missed that remark She missed his point We lost part of what he said feel or suffer from the lack of He misses his mother fail to attend an event or activity I missed the concert He missed school for a week (= leave out) leave undone or leave out How could I miss that typo? The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten fail to reach or get to She missed her train fail to reach The arrow missed the target (= lack) be without This soup lacks salt There is something missing in my jewelry box! (= young lady, young woman) a young woman a young lady of 18 a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) be absent The child had been missing for a week fail to experience Fortunately, I missed the hurricane

Miss

a form of address for an unmarried woman

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Conjugation Miss conjugation

How do you conjugate Miss?

miss · verb

Examples Miss examples

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Simple sentences

Did you miss me?
Hurry up, or you'll miss the bus.
Hurry up, or we'll miss the train.
Be quick, or you will miss the train.
I'll miss you so much.
You shouldn't miss the opportunity to see it.
You will miss Japanese food in the United States.
I'll miss you.
You ought not to miss it.
Run fast, otherwise you will miss the bus.
His present assistant is Miss Nokami.
Did I miss anything?
I miss you.
I'll miss your cooking.
I miss you badly.
How I miss you.
I miss you very much.

Movie subtitles

Why are you crying, Miss?
I'm gonna miss my brother so much.
Aw I know. I'm gonna miss you guys too.
I miss my family.
I even miss my stupid ex-boyfriend.
Anyway, that Miss' corpse isn't even rotten, I heard.
That saying, that Miss could rest peacefully now because of you, Young Master.
I can't possibly miss out on my funeral.
How did that Miss survive?
Is there anything you would miss?
It's Miss Arang.
Because of the Magistate and the Lord, we forgot for a moment about Miss Arang.
So you're saying you miss us?
I really miss your cargo's.
Hello, Miss.
I wouldn't miss it.
Where is Miss Jeanne?
They send their love and miss you.
I miss you. all day long.
I'd only miss doing things with Coma Boy.
When I was little, my mom never used to do physical stuff with us because she had these big boobs and. I just don't want to miss out on stuff like she did just because I was given the worst genetic gift ever.
I miss you so much.
No. You don't miss me.
You miss him.
Gabby, I miss both of you.
I miss your Light.
Miss, I've done everything you've asked.
She is called Miss Florence Forster.
And all that's going to happen to Johnny is he's going to miss a math quiz. How's that going to make him a better kid?
It's interesting, Miss North.
Miss Gim Hang A, you didn't do anything wrong.
You've changed, Miss Tae Gong Shil.
Wait for me, Miss Tae Gong Shil.
I JUST MISS THINGS.
IF I DON'T GO, I'M GONNA MISS MY FLIGHT.
I-I miss my dead wife.

News and current affairs

To call these people's ostentatious displays of extravagance wasteful is to miss the point: a world of glittering dreams that must remain entirely beyond our grasp is precisely what many people want to see.
Unwilling to discriminate between parties, Miss Bardot later kissed our president, Ion Iliescu.
I doubt, however, that celebrities like Miss Bardot will ever recognize the absurdity of their misplaced priorities - to come to a country where millions live in despair and dire conditions, and show concern for only the wild dogs.
But it is clear to me that this moment in Myanmar's history represents a real opportunity for permanent change - an opportunity that the international community must not miss.
When financial markets concentrate on the fiscal health of the federal government, they miss the extent of government obligations as a whole.
Undoubtedly, at the forthcoming summit between the leaders of the two countries, India's Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will not miss any opportunity to ask the same question of his Pakistani counterpart.
But those who wait until the disruptions are unavoidable - easy to do when governments do not mount a timely response - will miss out on the huge advantages that technology offers.
Because of the crisis, many African countries are likely to miss the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goal of poverty reduction.
Whenever you are about to miss a target, just move the deadline.
Failure to recognize their impact implies that export - and, in turn, growth - projections will continue to miss the mark.
Some countries, like the United States and Australia, chose to opt out of its stringent demands; others, like Canada, Japan, and a raft of European states, pay lip service to its requirements but will essentially miss its targets.
But a member's exit would still indicate that the eurozone's integrity is not guaranteed - a message that the markets are unlikely to miss.
Most people who couldn't possibly afford such a vacation home probably don't miss it.
Investors may respond emotionally, but they are unlikely to let their anger cause them to miss what appears to be a substantive increase in value.
But these complaints miss the point.
That will demand effort and commitment; given that a stable international order increasingly depends on a prosperous and growing Africa, it is a goal that the world cannot afford to miss.
How many children will miss out on education because teachers are absent due to low wages, or simply because poor children must work to supplement their family income?
At home and abroad, it is impossible to miss the breadth and depth of change sweeping the globe, particularly in Asia.
But to call T3 a success for socialism and T5 a failure of capitalism would be to miss a fundamental point.
Exploration is proceeding only hesitantly and shale-gas production has not even started, prompting many observers to lament that Europe is about to miss the next energy revolution.
Critics of Europe's apparent lack of enthusiasm for fracking miss two key points.
But pro-fracking critics of the European Union miss a second point: the EU has no authority over the development of shale gas in Europe.
But we need this wall to tumble if we do not want to miss today's revolution, which is delivering societies based on knowledge, technology, and information.
Observers in the West, focused largely on the slowdown of headline GDP growth, continue to miss this key point.
Yet, despite the harsh rhetoric, when Miss Bardot and Mayor Basescu met, they parted with a kiss.
The talks being held now are an opportunity that neither side can afford to miss.
There is a very real danger that Europe will simply miss out on an historic strategic turn towards a multipolar world - and at a high price.
This is one reason why Putin was one of the few leading heads of state to miss attending Pope John Paul's funeral.
It is thus hardly surprising that commentaries about avian flu often miss the mark.

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