to miss
v. missed,
miss·ing, miss·es
v.tr.
1. To fail
to hit, reach, catch, meet, or otherwise make contact with.
2. To fail
to perceive, understand, or experience: completely missed the point of the
film.
3. To fail
to accomplish, achieve, or attain (a goal).
4. To fail
to attend or perform: never missed a day of work.
5.
a. To leave
out; omit.
b. To let go by; let
slip: miss a chance.
6. To escape
or avoid: narrowly missed crashing into the tree.
7. To
discover the absence or loss of: I missed my book after getting off the bus.
8. To feel
the lack or loss of: Do you miss your family?
v.intr.
1. To fail
to hit or otherwise make contact with something: fired the final shot and
missed again.
2.
a. To be
unsuccessful; fail.
b. To misfire, as an
internal-combustion engine.
n.
1. A failure
to hit, succeed, or find.
2. The
misfiring of an engine.
I
do miss her badly.
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