0 past simple and past participle of miss --
1 to fail to do or experience something, often something planned or expected, or to avoid doing or experiencing something: --
My office is first on the right with a bright red door. You can't miss it (= it is very easy to find).
You don't miss much, do you? Nobody else noticed that mistake.
I was sorry I missed you at Pat's party - I must have arrived after you left.
Her latest movie is too good to miss (= it certainly should be seen).
I missed the beginning of the show.
Students who miss a lot of school can find it hard to catch up.
[ + -ing verb ] I only just missed being run over by a bus this morning.
Often I miss (= do not eat) breakfast and have an early lunch instead.
3 to fail to hit something, or to avoid hitting something: --
To some extent, therefore, a valuable opportunity has been missed.
This is by no means a fatal flaw, i but it is a missed opportunity.
Or have we just been so ambitious that we have missed more subtle possibilities?
His influence is felt - tacitly or explicitly - in the very structure and function of ethics committees today, and he will be sorely missed.
One observer extracts information from the perceptual field that is missed by another.
Missed psychiatric appointments : who returns and who stays away.
Nevertheless, he frequently missed medical appointments and did not report important symptoms.
Cases of mild cognitive impairment could be missed, if the elderly persons do not admit cognitive impairment and no third party information can be obtained.