1. fails to hit, catch, or reach something
Usage: third person singular present of ‘miss’
2. fails to attend or be present for something
Usage: third person singular present of ‘miss’
3. feels sad about the absence of someone or something
Usage: third person singular present of ‘miss’

1. plural of miss; young unmarried women
Usage: formal or dated

Examples

• She misses the target every time she shoots.
• He never misses a single class.
• The child misses her grandmother terribly.
• The arrow misses the bullseye by inches.
• She misses the bus every morning.
• He misses his old friends from college.
• The young misses attended the formal dance.