English

Transitive verb

miss (misses, missed, missing)

1. to fail to hit

   I did miss the target

2. to notice the absence of someone or something, sometimes with regret
3. to avoid

   I think I'll give the meeting a miss.

4. to fail to understand or a shortcoming of perception

   miss the joke

5. not meeting a ride or a form of transportation

   miss the plane

Translations

• Swedish: missa (1,4,5), sakna (2), undvika (3)

Noun

miss (plural: misses)

1. a failure to hit
2. a failure to obtain or accomplish
3. a title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used

   You may sit here, miss.

   You may sit here, Miss Jones.

4. an unmarried woman; a girl

See also

• missus
• missy
• Mrs.
• Ms.

Translations

• Swedish: miss c (1), misslyckande n (2), fröken (archaic) (3,4)

Swedish

Noun

miss

1. a failure to hit
2. mistake
3. (rarely) a beauty; a winner of a beauty contest.

Synonymes

• skönhetsmiss (3)
• misstag (2)