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verb

Miss v. t. (past & past part. missed; pres. part. missing)

To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one shoots at; to miss the train by being late; to miss opportunites of getting knowledge; to miss the point or meaning of something said. "When a man misses his great end, happiness, he will acknowledge he judged not right."

To omit; to fail to have or to do; to get without; to dispense with; now seldom applied to persons. "She would never miss, one day, A walk so fine, a sight so gay." "We cannot miss him; he does make our fire, Fetch in our wood."

To discover the absence or omission of; to feel the want of; to mourn the loss of; to want; as, to miss an absent loved one. "Neither missed we anything... Nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him." "What by me thou hast lost, thou least shalt miss."

To miss stays. (Naut.) See under Stay.

Miss v. i.

To fail to hit; to fly wide; to deviate from the true direction. "Men observe when things hit, and not when they miss." "Flying bullets now, To execute his rage, appear too slow; They miss, or sweep but common souls away."

To fail to obtain, learn, or find; with of. "Upon the least reflection, we can not miss of them."

To go wrong; to err. (Obs.) "Amongst the angels, a whole legion Of wicked sprites did fall from happy bliss; What wonder then if one, of women all, did miss?"

To be absent, deficient, or wanting. (Obs.) See Missing, a. "What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend."

adjective

Missing adj. Absent from the place where it was expected to be found; lost; lacking; wanting; not present when called or looked for. "Neither was there aught missing unto them." "For a time caught up to God, as once Moses was in the mount, and missing long."

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Etymology of 'Missing'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Missing" Quotes from Famous Books

... sent out in an orderly manner, each class of garments by themselves, with a proper list, of which she retains a copy. On its return, it is still more necessary to examine every piece separately, so that all missing buttons be supplied, and only the articles properly washed and in perfect repair passed into ...

— The Book of Household Management • Mrs. Isabella Beeton

... done. She has not been seen since. Her favourite St. Leger is missing too, and there is hardly a doubt but that they are ...

— Marriage • Susan Edmonstone Ferrier

... his having inadvertently thrown back that part of his garment under which it was concealed. Mr Banks being told of this, and knowing that no such thing had been given him, either as a present or in barter, immediately examined the basket, and discovered, that out of seven nails five were missing. He then, though not without great reluctance, charged him with the fact, which he immediately confessed, and however he might suffer, was probably not more hurt than his accuser. A demand was immediately made of restitution; but this he declined, saying that the nails were at Eparre: However, ...

— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 12 • Robert Kerr

... He appeared to be wrenching at it, or bending it with all his strength. At my cry he dropped it from his grasp and turned as pale as death. I snatched it up and examined it. One of the gold corners, with three of the beryls in it, was missing. ...

— The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

... busy with somebody else. It might be with the pope: Mr. Bradbury was fond of providing for the pope. Or perhaps he was wasting his energy on Percival Thorne, who sat with his head thrown back and his upward glance just missing the preacher, and was quite ...

— Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 • Various

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