miss (out on)

  • 31miss — miss1 missable, adj. /mis/, v.t. 1. to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target. 2. to fail to encounter, meet, catch, etc.: to miss a train. 3. to fail to take advantage of: to miss a chance. 4. to fail to be present at or for: to miss a day of… …

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  • 32miss — Synonyms and related words: abandon, avoid, babe, baby, bachelor girl, be bereaved of, be blind to, be caught out, be inattentive, be unwary, bird, blink at, blunder, broad, bungle, chick, clerical error, coed, colleen, come short, connive at,… …

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  • 33miss — I [[t]mɪs[/t]] v. t. 1) to fail to hit or strike 2) to fail to encounter, meet, catch, etc.: to miss a train[/ex] 3) to fail to take advantage of: to miss a chance[/ex] 4) to fail to be present at or for: to miss a day of school[/ex] 5) to notice …

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  • 34miss*/*/*/ — [mɪs] verb I 1) [I/T] to fail to catch, hit, or reach something I tried to catch the ball but missed.[/ex] An official said that the missiles had missed their targets.[/ex] 2) [T] to fail to be present for someone or something I had to miss a… …

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  • 35miss — I [[t]mɪ̱s[/t]] USED AS A TITLE OR A FORM OF ADDRESS ♦ Miss Misses (Please look at category 5 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N TITLE You use Miss in front of the name of a girl or unmarried woman …

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  • 36miss — I UK [mɪs] / US verb Word forms miss : present tense I/you/we/they miss he/she/it misses present participle missing past tense missed past participle missed *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to fail to hit or reach something that you aim at The …

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  • 37miss — dis·miss·ing·ly; kou·miss; miss; miss·ish; miss·out; re·miss; re·miss·ibil·i·ty; re·miss·ible; re·miss·ly; re·miss·ness; sub·miss; sub·miss·ly; un·miss·able; de·miss·ion; dis·miss; cher·e·miss; miss·ish·ness; re·miss·ible·ness; re·miss·ibly; …

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  • 38miss — {{11}}miss (n.1) late 12c., loss, lack; c. 1200, regret occasioned by loss or absence, from O.E. miss absence, loss, from source of missan to miss (see MISS (Cf. miss) (v.)). Meaning an act or fact of missing; a being without is from late 15c.;… …

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  • 39miss — I. /mɪs / (say mis) verb (t) 1. to fail to hit, light upon, meet, catch, receive, obtain, attain, accomplish, see, hear, etc.: to miss a train. 2. to fail to perform, attend to, be present at, etc.: to miss an appointment. 3. to perceive the… …

  • 40miss the boat — Synonyms and related words: be behindhand, be late, be overdue, blow the chance, get up late, go amiss, go astray, keep everyone waiting, keep late hours, lose the chance, lose the opportunity, miscarry, misfire, miss, miss an opportunity, miss… …

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