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miss

When used as a title for an unmarried woman, "Miss" is always capitalized. It is typically followed by the person's last name or full name. In the context of feeling sadness due to someone's absence, "miss" is an emotional verb and is commonly used with words like "really" or "deeply" for emphasis. Be careful with the phrase "near miss." While it sounds like a failure, in safety contexts, it actually describes a situation where an accident almost happened but was avoided.

💬Trò chuyện

🎬Tuesday afternoon, Chloe is in the university library while Karen is at a PTA meeting.
Karen Smith

Did you miss your appointment with the advisor? I'm seeing red.

Karen Smith
Chloe Smith
Chloe Smith

I totally blanked. Adulting is honestly a scam.

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Karen uses 'miss' in the sense of failing to attend an appointment. She employs the idiom 'seeing red' to express her intense anger, while Chloe uses 'blanked' (slang for forgetting) and refers to 'adulting' as a scam to deflect responsibility.

Ý nghĩa

verb (transitive)

To fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with someone or something.

"The archer managed to miss the target by a few inches."

verb (transitive)

To feel distress or sadness at the absence of someone or something.

"I really miss my family when I am traveling for work."

verb (transitive)

To fail to attend, catch, or notice something.

"If you leave now, you will miss the start of the movie."

verb (intransitive)

To fail to hit a target or mark.

"He fired the shot, but he missed completely."

noun

An act of failing to hit or reach a target.

"It was a near miss, but the car avoided the pedestrian."

noun

A title used for an unmarried woman.

"Miss Johnson is the new primary school teacher."

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