Emotions / A2

MIS/mɪs/

Miss has two A2 meanings. 1) Fail to catch or attend: miss the bus, miss a class. 2) Feel sad because someone is not there: I miss my family. Miss someone. Missing as an adjective: a missing book. Lose is “cannot find”; miss is “fail to catch” or “feel absence.”

Meaning

To fail to hit, catch, or attend something, or to feel sad because someone is not there.

Examples

• “Hurry, or you will miss the bus.”
• “I miss my friends when I travel.”
• “If you wait, you will miss the start.”

Good to know

miss a bus/class. miss a person. lose = cannot find.

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