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Adjective: missing mi-sing- Not able to be found
"missing in action"; "a missing person" - Nonexistent
"her appetite was missing" - lacking, absent, wanting Verb: miss mis- Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
"I missed that remark"; "She missed his point" - lose - Feel or suffer from the lack of
"He misses his mother" - Fail to attend an event or activity
"I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week" - Leave undone or leave out
"How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" - neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, leave out, overlook, overleap - Fail to reach or get to on time
"She missed her train" - Be without
"There is something missing in my jewellery box!" - lack - Fail to hit
"The arrow missed the target" - Be absent
"The child had been missing for a week" - Fail to experience
"Fortunately, I missed the hurricane" - escape
See also: lost, nonexistent Type of: avoid, desire, fail, go wrong, miscarry, neglect, want Antonym: attend, have, hit Encyclopedia: Miss Missing |