Meaning & use

missed

verb·Everyday

Failed to hit, catch, reach, or attend something, or arrived too late to experience it.

See it in a sentence

He missed the bus by only a few seconds and had to wait for the next one.

The team missed an easy shot in the final minute and lost the game.

A note on using this word

Missed is the past tense of miss; it can describe a physical failure to connect or an emotional sense of longing, as in "I missed you."

Words with a similar meaning

skippedfailed to catch

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Words with an opposite meaning

caughtattended

Another way to use it

2. verb

Felt sad or wistful about the absence of someone or something familiar.

After moving abroad, she missed her family's Sunday dinners more than she expected.

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