miss
part of speech
verb (miss, misses, missed, missing); noun (a miss, misses; Miss — a title)
meaning for a pupil
1) To miss is to fail to hit, catch or reach something: «I missed the ball». tree →
2) To miss a bus, train or event is to be too late for it or not go. tree →
3) To miss someone is to feel sad because they are not with you. tree →
4) To miss something is to not see, hear or notice it. tree →
5) A miss is a failed try. tree →
6) Miss is a title for a girl or unmarried woman, and what children in the UK and Ireland call a female teacher. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school, «Miss!» is how many pupils call a woman teacher; «missed school» means you were absent. In maths, «missing number» puzzles ask you to find the number that fits: 5 + ? = 12, so the missing number is 12 − 5 = 7. In feelings lessons, missing someone is normal when they move or die. Phrases: «miss out» (not get a chance), «near miss» (almost an accident), «hit and miss» (sometimes good, sometimes not).
examples
- Broyde, Miss Henrietta S z o 1 d, Prof. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt miss nothing. (Writings JOB.5.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- All this people, even seven hundred chosen men, were left-handed; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss. (Prophets JDG.20.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- If thy father miss me at all, then say: David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family. (Prophets 1SA.20.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- I missed the bus this morning. tree →
- He kicked the ball but missed the goal. tree →
- I miss my grandma who lives in Canada. tree →
- Don't miss the fireworks at nine! tree →
- You missed a word in that sentence. tree →
- Find the missing number: 3 + ? = 10. tree →
- Please, Miss, can I go to the toilet? tree →
- That was a near miss with the car. tree →
- This is what "Miss Sally" heard: tree →
note
Third person: misses (-es). «Missing» means lost or not there: «a missing cat». Title: «Miss Smith» (unmarried), «Mrs» (married), «Ms» (any woman). Do not confuse «missed» with «mist» (they sound the same).
In the corpora
- But he that misseth me wrongeth his own soul; all they that hate me love death.'
- And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt miss nothing.
- Some retired people miss the routine, their workmates and the feeling of being useful.
- Safe search is a setting that filters out adult results when you search, though it can miss some.
- Many parents work shifts and sometimes miss shows; it does not mean they do not care, and filming the show can help.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «miss» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.