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Miss

noun/mˈɪs/
Definition
a young woman
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˈɪs/
🇬🇧British English
/mˈɪs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˈɪs/
1 syllable Say it as /mˈɪs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna young woman
“a young lady of 18”
nouna failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
nouna form of address for an unmarried woman
verbfail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
“I missed that remark”
verbfeel or suffer from the lack of
“He misses his mother”
verbfail to attend an event or activity
“I missed the concert”
verbleave undone or leave out
“How could I miss that typo?”
verbfail to reach or get to
“She missed her train”
verbbe without
“This soup lacks salt”
verbfail to reach
“The arrow missed the target”
verbbe absent
“The child had been missing for a week”
verbfail to experience
“Fortunately, I missed the hurricane”
Word Forms
girlhoodnounthe childhood of a girl
missverbfail to reach
neglectnounfailure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
neglecternouna person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities
pretermissionnounletting pass without notice
omissibleadjectivecapable of being left out
omissiveadjectivecharacterized by omissions
omissionnounneglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
missnouna failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
lacknounthe state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
escapenounan avoidance of danger or difficulty
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
vermissen
eine junge Frau
🇫🇷French
manquer
une jeune femme
🇪🇸Spanish
extrañar
una mujer joven
🇮🇹Italian
mancare
una giovane donna
🇳🇱Dutch
missen
een jonge vrouw
🇵🇹Portuguese
perder
uma jovem
🇷🇺Russian
скучать
молодая женщина
India
🇮🇳Hindi
याद
एक जवान औरत
🇧🇩Bengali
মিস
একজন যুবতী
🇮🇳Tamil
மிஸ்
ஒரு இளம் பெண்
🇮🇳Telugu
మిస్
ఒక యువతి
🇮🇳Marathi
चुकणे
एक तरुण स्त्री
🇮🇳Gujarati
ચૂકી
એક યુવાન સ્ત્રી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮಿಸ್
ಒಬ್ಬ ಯುವತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മിസ്സ്
ഒരു യുവതി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਿਸ
ਇੱਕ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਔਰਤ
🇵🇰Urdu
مس
ایک نوجوان عورت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
错过
一个年轻女子
🇯🇵Japanese
逃す
若い女性
🇰🇷Korean
놓치다
젊은 여자
🇻🇳Vietnamese
một phụ nữ trẻ
🇹🇭Thai
นางสาว
หญิงสาวคนหนึ่ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
merindukan
seorang wanita muda
🇲🇾Malay
rindu
seorang wanita muda
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يفتقد
امرأة شابة
🇮🇷Persian
خانم
یک زن جوان
🇹🇷Turkish
kayıp
genç bir kadın
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַחמִיץ
אישה צעירה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'miss'?
The primary meaning of 'miss' is 'a young woman'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'miss' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'miss' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'miss' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'miss' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'miss' easy to spell?
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