miss

See also Miss, miß

miss (misses, missed, missing)

1. to fail to hit

   I did miss the target

2. to notice the absence of someone or something, sometimes with regret
3. to avoid

   I think I'll give the meeting a miss.

4. to fail to understand or a shortcoming of perception

   miss the joke

5. not meeting a ride or a form of transportation

   miss the plane

to fail to hit (1)

Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 19: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

• Dutch: missen
• German: verfehlen

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• Swedish: missa

to notice the absence of someone or something (2)

Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 19: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

• Dutch: missen
• Finnish: kaivata
• German: vermissen

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• Swedish: sakna

to avoid (3)

Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 19: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

• Swedish: undvika

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to fail to understand or a shortcoming of perception (4)

Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 19: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

• Swedish: missa

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not meeting a ride or a form of transportation (5)

Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 19: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

• Dutch: missen
• Finnish: missata (slang)
• German: verpassen

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• Swedish: missa

miss (plural: misses)

1. a failure to hit
2. a failure to obtain or accomplish
3. a title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used

   You may sit here, miss.

   You may sit here, Miss Jones.

4. an unmarried woman; a girl

a failure to hit (1)

Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 19: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

• Swedish: miss c

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a failure to obtain or accomplish (2)

Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 19: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

• Swedish: misslyckande n

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a title of respect for a young woman (3)

Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 19: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

• Finnish: neiti

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• Swedish: fröken (archaic)

an unmarried woman (4)

Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 19: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

• Swedish: fröken (archaic)

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• missus
• missy
• Mrs.
• Ms.

• miss the point
• miss the boat
• miss fire, misfire

miss

1. a failure to hit
2. mistake
3. (rarely) a beauty; a winner of a beauty contest.

Common
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	miss	missen	missar	missarna
Genitive	miss	missens	missars	missarnas

• skönhetsmiss (3)
• misstag (2)