Miss: meaning, definitions and examples
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miss
[ mɪs ]
feeling
to feel sad or disappointed because someone or something is not here or not happening
Synonyms
long for, pine for, yearn for
Examples of usage
- She misses her family when she is away.
- I miss the days when we used to be together.
- He will miss his friends when he moves to a new city.
mistake
a mistake or failure to do something
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- It was a costly miss.
- The player's miss cost them the game.
young woman
used as a title before the name of a young unmarried woman
Synonyms
Ms., maiden, young woman
Examples of usage
- Miss Thompson is a talented singer.
- Please welcome Miss Johnson to the stage.
Translations
Translations of the word "miss" in other languages:
🇵🇹 sentir falta
- perder
- senhorita
- errar
🇮🇳 याद करना
- खोना
- मिस
- चूकना
🇩🇪 vermissen
- verpassen
- Fräulein
- verfehlen
🇮🇩 merindukan
- kehilangan
- nona
- meleset
🇺🇦 сумувати
- пропускати
- панянка
- промахнутися
🇵🇱 tęsknić
- przegapić
- panna
- chybić
🇯🇵 恋しい
- 逃す
- ミス
- 失敗する
🇫🇷 manquer
- rater
- Mademoiselle
- manquer
🇪🇸 extrañar
- perder
- señorita
- fallar
🇹🇷 özlemek
- kaçırmak
- bayan
- ıskalamak
🇰🇷 그리워하다
- 놓치다
- 미스
- 실수하다
🇸🇦 اشتاق
- فقد
- الآنسة
- أخطأ
🇨🇿 postrádat
- zmeškat
- slečna
- minout
🇸🇰 chýbať
- zmeškať
- slečna
- minúť
🇨🇳 想念
- 错过
- 小姐
- 错误
🇸🇮 pogrešati
- zamuditi
- gospodična
- zgrešiti
🇮🇸 sakna
- missa
- fröken
- missa
🇰🇿 сағыну
- жіберіп алу
- ханым
- қателесу
🇬🇪 მონატრება
- დაკარგვა
- ქალბატონი
- შეცდომა
🇦🇿 darıxmaq
- qaçırmaq
- xanım
- səhv etmək
🇲🇽 extrañar
- perder
- señorita
- fallar
Word origin
The word 'miss' has a long history in the English language. It originated from the Old English word 'missan' which meant 'fail to hit'. Over time, the meaning of 'miss' expanded to include feelings of sadness or longing when someone or something is absent. The usage of 'miss' as a title for a young unmarried woman dates back to the 17th century. Today, 'miss' is a versatile word with multiple meanings and applications in everyday language.
See also: dismiss, missed, misses, missile, mission, missive, remiss.