miss
/mɪs/verb
उच्चारण मिस
चूकना, निशाना चूकना
Basic wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym, idiom
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[I, T] ~ (sb/sth)
to fail to hit, catch, reach something
चूकना, निशाना चूकना
- He missed the target.
- The striker missed an open goal from two yards.
- The bowler missed the stumps by a whisker.
+ 3 more examples
- She missed the ball completely and everyone laughed.
- The arrow just missed the target.
- The car skidded and narrowly missed a cow on the road.
Synonyms fail to hit overshoot fall short
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[T] ~ sth
to be too late for something
छूट जाना
- I missed the bus.
- Hurry up, or you will miss the last metro.
- We missed the train by two minutes.
+ 3 more examples
- If you miss the deadline, you will lose marks.
- Don't miss tomorrow's lecture; it is on an important topic.
- He missed the first half of the film because of the traffic.
Synonyms be late for fail to catch
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[T] ~ sb/sth
to feel sad because somebody or something is not there
याद आना, कमी खलना
- I miss my village.
- Radhika misses her grandmother's stories now that she lives in Delhi.
- I miss my friends from the old school.
+ 3 more examples
- The children miss their father when he travels for work.
- Do you miss the monsoon when you are abroad?
- She will be sadly missed by everyone in the office.
Synonyms long for pine for yearn for feel the absence of
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[C]
a failure to hit, catch or reach something
चूक
- a near miss
- That shot was a miss by just an inch.
- Our captain had a lucky miss when the ball just passed the stumps.
+ 3 more examples
- The shot was a clear miss, so the crowd groaned.
- It was a miss by a few centimetres.
- After three misses in a row, the striker was dropped.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
miss + object / miss + -ing
Miss can mean to fail to catch or attend something, or to narrowly avoid doing something; use -ing, not to-infinitive.
'Miss' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को पकड़ने या उसमें शामिल होने में चूकना, या किसी बात से बाल-बाल बचना है; इसके बाद -ing आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
- Radhika missed the bus by one minute.
- He narrowly missed being hit by a scooter.
miss sb / sth (feel sad without)
To feel sad because someone is away, miss takes a direct object and no preposition.
किसी के दूर होने से उदास होने के लिए 'miss' सीधे object लेता है, preposition नहीं।
- I miss my village during the rainy season.
- The class will miss you.
miss out on sth
Use miss out on when you lose a chance or an advantage.
जब कोई अवसर या लाभ छूट जाए, तब 'miss out on' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Students who skip revision miss out on easy marks.
miss (noun) / a near miss
A miss is a failure to hit; a near miss is a narrow escape.
'Miss' निशाना चूकना है; 'near miss' बाल-बाल बचना है।
- The pilot reported a near miss in the air.
+Collocations 4
miss + noun
the busa classthe deadlinethe targetthe point
- He missed the deadline for the form by a day.
adverb + miss
narrowlybadlysorelybarelycompletely
- The team sorely missed its captain.
miss + chance
a chancean opportunitythe boatthe cuta trick
- Do not miss this chance to apply.
can't / don't + miss
can't missmustn't misswill not misswould hate to miss
- You can't miss the bank; it is next to the temple.
“More examples 5
- The arrow missed the target by a few centimetres.
तीर निशाने से कुछ सेंटीमीटर चूक गया।
- I will miss the festival lights of my home town this Diwali.
इस दीवाली मैं अपने गृहनगर की रोशनी को याद करूँगा।
- Radhika missed a question because she read it too fast.
राधिका ने प्रश्न बहुत जल्दी पढ़ा, इसलिए वह उसे छोड़ बैठी।
- The fielder missed an easy catch, and the team lost.
क्षेत्ररक्षक आसान कैच चूक गया और टीम हार गई।
- If you leave now, you won't miss the last train.
यदि आप अभी निकलें तो आखिरी ट्रेन नहीं छूटेगी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I missed to call my mother today.
✓ I forgot to call my mother today.
Miss is not followed by to-infinitive; use forget to for an omitted action.
'Miss' के बाद to-infinitive नहीं आता; भूल जाने के लिए 'forget to' लिखें।
✗ He narrowly missed to be hit by a car.
✓ He narrowly missed being hit by a car.
Miss is followed by the -ing form.
'Miss' के बाद -ing रूप आता है।
✗ Do not miss on this great offer.
✓ Do not miss out on this great offer.
The phrasal verb is miss out on; plain miss takes a direct object.
Phrasal verb 'miss out on' है; साधारण 'miss' सीधे object लेता है।
¶Idioms 2
a near miss
a situation in which an accident or disaster nearly happens
बाल-बाल बचना
- It was a near miss; the truck stopped just in time.
miss the boat
to be too slow to take advantage of an opportunity
मौका गँवा देना
- Apply today, or you will miss the boat.
→Phrasal verbs 2
miss out on sth
to fail to benefit from something useful or enjoyable by not taking part in it
(किसी अच्छे अवसर से) वंचित रह जाना
- Don't miss out on this chance to learn.
miss sb/sth out
(British English) to fail to include somebody or something
(किसी को) छोड़ देना, शामिल न करना
- You've missed out the last question.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Miss takes -ing ('I miss playing cricket', not 'to play').
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: miss के बाद -ing ('I miss playing cricket', 'to play' नहीं)।
As a title, Miss is used for an unmarried woman (Mrs for married, Ms for either).
उपाधि के रूप में Miss अविवाहित स्त्री के लिए (Mrs विवाहित, Ms दोनों के लिए)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Miss the boat or the bus (lose an opportunity), a near miss, hit or miss (sometimes successful and sometimes not), give sth a miss (decide not to do something).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: miss the boat या the bus (अवसर गँवाना), a near miss, hit or miss (कभी सफल, कभी नहीं), give sth a miss (कुछ न करने का निर्णय)।
'A miss is as good as a mile' (a small failure is still a failure).
कहावत 'A miss is as good as a mile' (छोटी विफलता भी विफलता है)।