Kilo Lingo

miss

/mɪs/

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Translation

To fail to catch, hit, or reach something, or to feel sad that someone is not there.

Word origin

From Old English missan, meaning to fail to hit or to go wrong.

Origin
Old English
Root
missan

Grammar

Verb typeregular (miss, misses, missed)

Examples

Hurry, .

"Miss" means we will fail to reach the bus in time.

.

"Misses" means she feels sad that they are not there.

rolled .

"Missed" is the past form of "miss".

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This word is part of lesson 11.