miss

S1 W1

BrE /mɪs/ AmE /mɪs/

verb en → es

past missed pp missed ing missing

1 NOT SEE/MEET [T + obj] A2

to feel sad because you cannot see or talk to someone that you like a lot

extrañar, echar de menos

  • miss somebody

Collocations miss your family · miss your friends

  • I miss my grandmother.

    Extraño a mi abuela.

2 FAIL TO HIT/REACH [T + obj] B1

to fail to hit or reach something that you are aiming at

fallar, no alcanzar

  • miss the target

Collocations miss a shot · miss the bus

  • He missed the ball.

    Falló el balón.

3 FAIL TO ATTEND [T + obj] B1

to fail to attend something that you were supposed to be at

faltar a, no asistir a

  • miss the class

Collocations miss school · miss work

  • She missed her flight.

    Ella faltó a su vuelo.

4 NOT SEE/MEET [T + obj] B1

to not see or meet someone because you were not there at the same time

no ver, no encontrarse con

  • miss somebody

Collocations miss a friend · miss an appointment

  • I missed you at the party.

    No te vi en la fiesta.

5 NOT HEAR/SEE [T + obj] B1

to not hear or see something that was said or shown

no escuchar, no ver

  • miss the announcement

Collocations miss a call · miss a message

  • Did you miss the news?

    ¿Te perdiste las noticias?

6 NOT UNDERSTAND [T + obj] B1

to not understand something that someone said or meant

no entender, no captar

  • miss the point

Collocations miss a joke · miss the meaning

  • I missed your point.

    No capté tu punto.

7 NOT HAVE [T + obj] B1

to not have something that you need or want

no tener, carecer de

  • miss the opportunity

Collocations miss a chance · miss an opportunity

  • We missed our chance.

    Perdimos nuestra oportunidad.

8 NOT COMPLETE [T + obj] B1

to not complete something that you were supposed to do

no completar, no terminar

  • miss the deadline

Collocations miss a payment · miss a deadline

  • He missed his homework.

    No terminó su tarea.

Idioms

miss the boat B2

perder la oportunidad

  • If you don't act now, you'll miss the boat.

    Si no actúas ahora, te perderás la oportunidad.

miss out on something B2

perderse algo

  • Don't miss out on the fun.

    No te pierdas la diversión.

miss the mark B2

fallar el objetivo, no acertar

  • The ad campaign missed the mark.

    La campaña publicitaria falló en su objetivo.