- give one a miss
- avoid running into
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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miss — miss1 W2S1 [mıs] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not do something/fail to do something)¦ 2¦(not hit/catch)¦ 3¦(feel sad about somebody)¦ 4¦(feel sad about something)¦ 5¦(too late)¦ 6 miss a chance/opportunity 7¦(not see/hear)¦ 8 miss the point 9 something is not to … Dictionary of contemporary English
miss — 1 /mIs/ verb NOT DO STH/FAIL TO DO STH 1 (T) to not go somewhere or do something, especially when you want to but cannot: I m really hungry. I missed breakfast. | Donna had to miss a week of school because of chickenpox. 2 NOT HIT/GET HOLD OF (I … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
miss — miss1 [ mıs ] verb *** ▸ 1 not reach ▸ 2 not be present at ▸ 3 be too late for ▸ 4 not hear/understand ▸ 5 opportunity/chance ▸ 6 avoid something bad ▸ 7 feel sad about ▸ 8 no longer have something ▸ 9 car engine ▸ 10 not have period ▸ + PHRASES… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
miss — I [[t]mɪ̱s[/t]] USED AS A TITLE OR A FORM OF ADDRESS ♦ Miss Misses (Please look at category 5 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N TITLE You use Miss in front of the name of a girl or unmarried woman … English dictionary
miss — I. /mɪs / (say mis) verb (t) 1. to fail to hit, light upon, meet, catch, receive, obtain, attain, accomplish, see, hear, etc.: to miss a train. 2. to fail to perform, attend to, be present at, etc.: to miss an appointment. 3. to perceive the… …
miss — I UK [mɪs] / US verb Word forms miss : present tense I/you/we/they miss he/she/it misses present participle missing past tense missed past participle missed *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to fail to hit or reach something that you aim at The … English dictionary
miss — {{11}}miss (n.1) late 12c., loss, lack; c. 1200, regret occasioned by loss or absence, from O.E. miss absence, loss, from source of missan to miss (see MISS (Cf. miss) (v.)). Meaning an act or fact of missing; a being without is from late 15c.;… … Etymology dictionary
miss — miss1 verb 1》 fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with. 2》 fail to notice, hear, or understand. ↘fail to attend, watch, or participate in. ↘be too late to catch (a passenger vehicle). ↘avoid or escape. 3》 (miss someone/something… … English new terms dictionary