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Miss
/mɪs/
To fail to hit, reach, or see something or someone.
Synonyms:
fail
overlook
omit
Antonyms:
hit
catch
find
Examples:
Elizabeth
missed
Jane sadly.
Then I noticed that his right leg was
missing
.
Misses
him so much."
Etymology:
From Middle English missen, derived from Old English missan
to miss or fail
, akin to Old Norse missa
to lose
.
Usage Statistics:
163 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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