What is the meaning of missed?

verb

  • Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind.
    • usage: "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"
  • Feel or suffer from the lack of.
    • usage: "He misses his mother"
  • Fail to attend an event or activity.
    • usage: "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week"
  • Leave undone or leave out.
    • usage: "How could I miss that typo"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
  • Fail to reach or get to.
    • usage: "She missed her train"
  • Be without.
    • usage: "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box"
  • Fail to reach.
    • usage: "The arrow missed the target"
  • Be absent.
    • usage: "The child had been missing for a week"
  • Fail to experience.
    • usage: "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"

adjective

  • Not caught with the senses or the mind.
    • usage: "words lost in the din"
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APAWordNet. (2010). missed. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/missed/definitions/1178522
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "missed" http://smartdefine.org/missed/definitions/1178522 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, missed, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/missed/definitions/1178522>.
MLAWordNet. "missed" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/missed/definitions/1178522>
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