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{ "term": "miss", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "miss", "heSheIt": "misses" }, "pastSimple": "missed", "pastParticiple": "missed", "ingForm": "missing" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to be or arrive too late for something", "sensetop": "miss something/somebody", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "If I don't leave now I'll miss my plane." }, { "text": "Sorry I'm late—have I missed anything?" }, { "text": "‘Is Ann there?’ ‘You've just missed her *(= she has just left)*.’" }, { "text": "You'd better hurry—you don't want to miss the bus." }, { "text": "If you miss the deadline, you'll have to pay a fine." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to fail to be or go somewhere", "sensetop": "miss something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She hasn't missed a game all year." }, { "text": "You missed a good party last night *(= because you did not go)*." }, { "text": "‘Are you coming to the school play?’ ‘**I wouldn't miss it for the world**.’" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to fail to do something", "sensetop": "miss something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "You can't afford to miss meals *(= not eat meals)* when you're in training." }, { "text": "You have to **miss a turn** *(= to not play when it is your turn in a game)*." } ], "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to not take the opportunity to do something", "sensetop": "miss something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The sale prices were **too good to miss**." }, { "text": "It was an opportunity **not to be missed**." }, { "text": "She missed the opportunity to take part." }, { "text": "Jackson never missed a chance to serve as teacher and mentor." }, { "text": "The film is a real **missed opportunity**—it could have been so much better." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to fail to hit, catch, reach, etc. something", "sensetop": "miss (somebody/something)miss doing something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "How many goals has he missed this season?", "contextForm": "miss (somebody/something)" }, { "text": "The bullet missed her by about six inches." }, { "text": "It was a joke that **missed its target**." }, { "text": "The company has missed all its targets this year." }, { "text": "The van slid on the ice and **narrowly missed** colliding with us." }, { "text": "She narrowly missed hitting him.", "contextForm": "miss doing something" }, { "text": "She attempted to hit the ball but missed badly." }, { "text": "Vidal missed a penalty in stoppage time." }, { "text": "The bullet missed his head by only a few inches." }, { "text": "The bullet somehow missed his heart." }, { "text": "The plane crashed, narrowly missing a hotel." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["completely", "barely", "just"], "preposition": ["by"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to fail to hear, see or notice something", "sensetop": "miss something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The hotel is the only white building on the road—**you can't miss it**." }, { "text": "Don't miss next week's issue!" }, { "text": "I missed her name." }, { "text": "No one will want to miss this film." }, { "text": "Your mother will know who's moved in—she **doesn't miss much**." }, { "text": "When you painted your bedroom, you missed a bit *(= of the wall)* under the window." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["completely", "easily"], "verb + miss": ["cannot"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to fail to understand something", "sensetop": "miss something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He completely missed the joke." }, { "text": "You're **missing the point** *(= failing to understand the main part)* of what I'm saying." }, { "text": "I think I must have missed something because none of this makes any sense." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["completely", "easily"], "verb + miss": ["cannot"] } }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "to feel sad because you can no longer see somebody or do something that you like", "sensetop": "miss somebody/somethingmiss (somebody/something) doing something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I still miss her a lot.", "contextForm": "miss somebody/something" }, { "text": "Your father misses you dreadfully." }, { "text": "She will be greatly missed when she leaves." }, { "text": "Anne, who died on 22 July, will be **sadly missed** by all who knew her." }, { "text": "What did you miss most when you were in France?" }, { "text": "I'm really going to miss your cooking." }, { "text": "I don't miss getting up at six every morning!", "contextForm": "miss (somebody/something) doing something" } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["completely", "easily"], "verb + miss": ["cannot"] } }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "to notice that somebody/something is not where they/it should be", "sensetop": "miss somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "When did you first miss the necklace?" }, { "text": "Let’s go for a quick drink—nobody will miss us." }, { "text": "We seem to be missing some students this morning." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "to avoid something unpleasant", "sensetop": "miss somethingmiss doing something", "examples": [ { "text": "If you go now you should miss the crowds.", "contextForm": "miss something" }, { "text": "He fell and just missed knocking the whole display over.", "contextForm": "miss doing something" } ], "synonyms": "escape" }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "to not work correctly because the petrol does not burn at the right time", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that somebody has a sudden feeling of fear, excitement, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "My heart missed a beat when I saw who it was." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that somebody notices every opportunity to gain an advantage", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to succeed/fail in achieving or guessing something", "examples": [ { "text": "He blushed furiously and Robyn knew she had hit the mark." }, { "text": "The film misses the mark because it just isn't believable." } ], "topics": [ "Success", "Doubt, guessing and certainty", "Difficulty and failure" ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be unable to take advantage of something because you are too late", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "If you don't buy now, you may find that you've missed the boat." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make a mistake", "labels": "(North American English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "**Unless I miss my guess**, your computer needs a new hard drive." }, { "text": "If you miss your guess, you lose 10 points." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/mɪs/", "audio": "mi/miss/miss__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪsɪz/", "audio": "mi/miss/misses__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/mɪst/", "audio": "mi/miss/missed__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪsɪŋ/", "audio": "mi/miss/missing__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/mɪs/", "audio": "mi/miss/miss__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪsɪz/", "audio": "mi/miss/misses__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/mɪst/", "audio": "mi/miss/missed__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪsɪŋ/", "audio": "mi/miss/missing__us_2.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "verb Old English missan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German missen." }