{
    "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."
}