miss definition

1. a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
2. a form of address for an unmarried woman
3. fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
• examples: I missed that remark
• examples: She missed his point
• examples: We lost part of what he said
4. feel or suffer from the lack of
• examples: He misses his mother
5. fail to attend an event or activity
• examples: I missed the concert
• examples: He missed school for a week
6. fail to reach or get to
• examples: She missed her train
7. be without
• examples: This soup lacks salt
• examples: There is something missing in my jewelry box!
8. fail to reach
• examples: The arrow missed the target
9. be absent
• examples: The child had been missing for a week
10. fail to experience
• examples: Fortunately, I missed the hurricane