Meaning & Definition of Miss in English

1. A young woman

• "A young lady of 18"

2. A failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

3. A form of address for an unmarried woman

1. Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

• "I missed that remark"

• "She missed his point"

• "We lost part of what he said"

2. Feel or suffer from the lack of

• "He misses his mother"

3. Fail to attend an event or activity

• "I missed the concert"

• "He missed school for a week"

4. Leave undone or leave out

• "How could i miss that typo?"

• "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

5. Fail to reach or get to

• "She missed her train"

6. Be without

• "This soup lacks salt"

• "There is something missing in my jewelry box!"

7. Fail to reach

• "The arrow missed the target"

8. Be absent

• "The child had been missing for a week"

9. Fail to experience

• "Fortunately, i missed the hurricane"