Miss (en. Miss)

/mɪs/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
a person who is missed or evaded
She is a miss that everyone misses at school.
Ella es una miss que todos extrañan en la escuela.
the lack of something desired
The miss of the meeting was evident.
El miss de la reunión fue evidente.
verb
to fail to reach or achieve something
She always misses her trains for being late.
Ella siempre miss sus trenes por llegar tarde.
to not experience or feel something
I’m starting to miss the holidays.
Empiezo a miss las vacaciones.

Etymology

From Old English 'missian', meaning 'to lose, to escape'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

miss the bus
to miss the bus
miss the bus
miss the point
to not understand the point
miss the point
miss out
to miss the opportunity
miss out

Related Words

missing
that is missing or not present
missing
loss
the action of losing something or someone
loss
absence
the lack of a person or thing
absence

Slang Meanings

miss a beat
She didn’t miss a beat in her performance.
Ella no miss a beat en su actuación.
miss the mark
She didn’t hit her argument, she really missed the mark.
No acertó en su argumento, realmente miss the mark.