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is used as the title of a girl or unmarried woman, or of a married woman who has retained her maiden name. The title ms (see separate entry) has been increasingly used since the 1950s as an alternative with reference to women regardless of marital status, and is now standard.

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verb

1. To go wrong, be unsuccessful, or fail to attain a goal: miscarry, misfire. Idioms: fall short, miss fire, miss the mark. See thrive/fail/exist.
2. To fail to take advantage of: lose, waste. Idioms: let slip, let slip through one's fingers, lose out on. See used/unused.

Idioms beginning with miss:
miss a beat
miss by a mile
miss fire
miss is as good as a mile, a
miss out on
miss the point

See also heart misses a beat; hit or miss; near miss; not miss a trick.

n

Definition: failure
Antonyms: success, triumph, win

n

Definition: young girl
Antonyms: mister

v

Definition: fail, make a mistake
Antonyms: do well, get, succeed

v

Definition: want; feel a loss
Antonyms: don't want

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

The title with which we brand unmarried women to indicate that they are in the market. Miss, Missis (Mrs.) and Mister (Mr.) are the three most distinctly disagreeable words in the language, in sound and sense. Two are corruptions of Mistress, the other of Master. In the general abolition of social titles in this our country they miraculously escaped to plague us. If we must have them let us be consistent and give one to the unmarried man. I venture to suggest Mush, abbreviated to Mh.

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Not caught with the senses or the mind; Overlooked; Failed to find/reach/catch.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls, and looks like work. — Thomas Edison

Tutor's tip: In the morning's "mist" (a haze or fog) the ship narrowly "missed" (to barely avoid) the other vessel in its "midst" (a position of proximity).

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as in: to miss someone
sign description: The index finger is placed on the chin accompanied by a frown.

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noun
noun

A miscarriage. (1897 —) .
D. Shannon She had a miss, that time, lost the baby (1971).

[Shortening.]

Previous:	misper, misery guts, minstrel
Next:	missis, mistake, mister

For a list of words related to miss, see:

• Titles of Rank - miss: conventional title for young unmarried woman
• Titles and Honorifics
• Paraphernalia and Behavior - miss: drug injection that misses vein

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See words rhyming with "miss."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Miss.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - ramme/skyde ved siden af, skyde forbi, ikke nå, komme for sent til
v. intr. - ikke tænde (om motorer), ikke lykkes
n. - fejlkast, fejlslag, fejlskud, fejlstød, forbier, kikser

idioms:

• give something a miss    holde sig fra, undgå, give den kolde skulder
• miss out    udelade, springe over
• miss the boat    komme for sent til båden, forspilde sin chance
• miss the bus    komme for sent til bussen, forspilde sin chance
• not miss a beat    ikke gå glip af noget
• not miss a trick    aldrig lade en chance gå forbi
• not miss much    være med hele tiden, være på dupperne

2.
n. - frk., frøken (tiltale)

3.
n. - miscarriage (abort)

Nederlands (Dutch)
missen, misslaan, mislopen, niet goed verstaan, vermijden, verzuimen, (me)juffrouw, bakvis, misser, Mississippi, miss (winnares van schoonheids- wedstrijd) iets overslaan, ergens niet naartoe gaan

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - (gén, Sport) manquer (une cible), passer à côté de, rater (un bus, un train), laisser passer, rater (de voir qch), ne pas saisir, sauter (une ligne), manquer (l'école), échapper à (la mort), éviter (la circulation), remarquer la disparition de, manquer (à qn), regretter
v. intr. - (Sport, Mil) rater son coup, (Aut) avoir des ratés
n. - coup manqué, ne pas aller à, se passer de (repas), échec, petite fille (arch), jeune fille

idioms:

• give something a miss    s'abstenir de faire qch, s'abstenir d'aller quelque part
• miss out    être lésé, laisser passer (une chance), sauter (une ligne), omettre (un fait)
• miss out on    laisser passer
• miss the boat    (fig) rater le coche
• miss the bus    (fig) rater le coche
• not miss a beat    ne pas hésiter, ne pas défaillir
• not miss a trick    ne pas en perdre une, ne jamais en rater une
• not miss much    ne pas perdre grand chose

2.
n. - Mademoiselle

3.
n. - fausse couche

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - verfehlen, verpassen, versäumen, auslassen, vermissen, nicht treffen, fehlschlagen, aussetzen
n. - Fehlschlag, Miß, Verpassen

idioms:

• give something a miss    sich etwas schenken
• miss out    weglassen
• miss out on    sich (Dat) etw. entgehen lassen
• miss the boat    die Gelegenheit versäumen
• miss the bus    die Gelegenheit versäumen
• not miss a beat    nicht stocken, nicht ins Stocken geraten
• not miss a trick    sich nichts entgehen lassen, sich keine Gelegenheit entgehen lassen
• not miss much    sich so schnell nichts entgehen lassen

2.
n. - Fräulein

3.
n. - Fehlschlag, Miß

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χάνω (ευκαιρία, όχημα κ.λπ.), αστοχώ, αποτυγχάνω, αισθάνομαι την έλλειψη, νοσταλγώ, επιθυμώ, αποζητώ, μου διαφεύγει (νόημα κ.λπ.)
n. - αποτυχία, αστοχία, ξαστόχημα, δεσποινίδα, δεσποινίς, Μις
abbr. - Μισισιπής

idioms:

• give something a miss    αποφεύγω ή παραλείπω σκόπιμα
• miss out    παραλείπω
• miss the boat    χάνω την ευκαιρία
• miss the bus    χάνω το λεωφορείο, χάνω την ευκαιρία
• not miss a beat    δεν πτοούμαι καθόλου
• not miss a trick    δεν χάνω ευκαιρία
• not miss much    δεν χάνεις και πολλά

Italiano (Italian)
signorina, mancare, ignorare, mancare il colpo, colpo mancato, miss

idioms:

• give something a miss    evitare qualcosa
• miss out    omettere
• miss the boat/bus    perdere la nave/l'autobus
• not miss a trick    non perdere l'occasione
• not miss much    non perdere molto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - sentir falta de, falhar, não aproveitar
n. - omissão (f), falha (f), senhorita (f)
abbr. - Srta.

idioms:

• give something a miss    evitar
• miss out    esquecer-se de (incluir algo ou alguém)
• miss the boat/bus    perder uma oportunidade
• not miss a trick    não perder uma oportunidade
• not miss much    lembrar-se de todos os detalhes

Русский (Russian)
промахнуться, пропустить, оступиться, не заметить, пропустить мимо ушей, не явиться, опоздать, скучать, обнаружить отсутствие, избежать чего-л., потеря, промах, отсутствие, мисс, девочка, любовница

idioms:

• give something a miss    пропустить что-либо
• miss out    опускать, выпускать
• miss the boat/bus    опоздать на пароход/автобус, прозевать удобный случай
• not miss a trick    не упустить любой возможности
• not miss much    немного потерять

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - perder, dejar pasar, desperdiciar, pasar por alto, no entender, no comprender, errar, fallar, no dar en, no acertar, no asistir, faltar a, no ver, no oír, echar de menos
v. intr. - marrar, errar al blanco, fallar, fracasar, no surtir efecto, salir mal
n. - fallo, tiro errado, fracaso

idioms:

• give something a miss    esquivar, evitar, no tocar, no asistir
• miss out    saltar, omitir, perder, excluir, dejar afuera
• miss out on    desaprovechar, desperdiciar
• miss the boat    perder el tren, perder la oportunidad, llegar demasiado tarde
• miss the bus    perder el tren, perder la oportunidad, llegar demasiado tarde
• not miss a beat    lerdo, no dudar ni un instante, no perder ni un minuto
• not miss a trick    no perder puntada, no se le escapa ni una
• not miss much    no perder mucho

2.
n. - señorita, joven, doncella, ganadora de un concurso de belleza

3.
n. - aborto espontáneo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - missa, bomma på, förbise, gå miste om, sakna, utelämna, slå slint
n. - miss, ung dam, fröken, (skönhets)miss
abbr. - mistress

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 未击中, 未达到, 未得到, 未看到, 打偏, 未中, 达不到, 得不到, 失败

idioms:

• give something a miss    避开某物, 略去杂物, 对...不予理会
• miss out    遗漏
• miss the boat    坐失良机
• miss the bus    错过机会
• not miss a trick    准确, 注意
• not miss much    保持警惕

2. 小姐, 少女, 姑娘, 冒失女孩

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 小姐, 少女, 姑娘, 冒失女孩

2.
v. tr. - 未擊中, 未達到, 未得到, 未看到
v. intr. - 未擊中, 打偏
n. - 未中, 達不到, 得不到, 失敗

idioms:

• give something a miss    避開某物, 略去雜物, 對...不予理會
• miss out    遺漏
• miss the boat    坐失良機
• miss the bus    錯過機會
• not miss a trick    準確, 注意
• not miss much    保持警惕

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 못 미치다, 피하다, 아쉽게 생각하다
v. intr. - 표적을 맞추지 못하다, 점화되지 않다
n. - 실수, 회피, 아쉬움, 유산

idioms:

• give something a miss    ~을 피하다
• miss out    기회를 놓치다

2.
n. - 미시시피

3.
n. - 실패

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 打ちそこなう, 見付けそこなう, 逸する, …がないのに気づく, …がなくて寂しく思う, 免れる
n. - …さん, …先生, 失敗, 回避, 先生, ミス…, 娘, 脱落

idioms:

• hit and/or miss    いい加減さ
• miss out    抜かす, もらいそこなう
• miss the boat/bus    船に乗り遅れる, 理解しそこなう
• miss the point    ポイントが分からない
• not miss a beat    万事うまくいく
• not miss a trick    何でも知っている
• not miss much    油断しないでいる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفتقد, يتجنب, يخطأ المرمى (الاسم) آنسه, فلته, رميه خاطئه (اختصار) مختصر Mississippi: نهر المسيسيبي يسيبه, يتركه, لا يشاهده‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החטיא, הפסיד, איחר, חש בחסרון-, התגעגע‬
v. intr. - ‮החמיץ, החטיא, לא פעל (מנוע וכו')‬
n. - ‮החטאה, הינצלות, כישלון, מפלה‬
n. - ‮צורת פנייה לנערה או לאישה לא נשואה, צורת פנייה לאישה נשואה ששמרה על שמה מלפני הנישואים, פנייה לנערה, בעיקר תלמידת בי"ס, עם רמיזה לטפשותה, צורת פנייה למורה, לזבנית וכו', מלכת יופי‬
n. - ‮הפלה (מדוברת)‬