miss
gb/mˈɪs/ us/mˈɪs/
A1
Inglese
~ 1000
lemarad, elmulaszt, lekésik, hiányzik, elvét, nem talál el, kisasszony, Miss, hibázás, elvétés, mellélövés
VERBO
A2
1
Schema d'uso:
to miss [something]
I missed the bus this morning because I woke up late.
Ma reggel lekéstem a buszt, mert későn ébredtem.
You missed a great concert last night.
Tegnap este lemaradtál egy nagyszerű koncertről.
She missed his speech because she was on the phone.
He missed the chance to apply for the scholarship.
We missed the first ten minutes of the movie.
Esempi per chi studia
I missed the bus.
Lekéstem a buszt.
She missed the meeting.
Lemaradt a megbeszélésről.
We missed the show.
He missed the call.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'miss' with 'lose', but 'lose' means you no longer have something; 'miss' means you did not experience it.
Significato
Fail to notice or experience
Collocazioni
miss a class
|miss the bus
|miss an opportunity
|miss a call
|miss a meeting
Sinonimi
overlook (Implies failing to notice something, often unintentionally.)
Contrari
catch (To manage to see, hear, or attend something.)
Temi
daily life
|communication
|events
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
To not see, hear, or be at something.
To not see, hear, or experience something, often by accident or because of absence.
VERBO
A2
2
hiányzik
A2
Schema d'uso:
to miss [someone/something]
I miss my family when I travel for work.
Hiányzik a családom, amikor a munkám miatt utazom.
She misses her hometown after moving abroad.
Amióta külföldre költözött, hiányzik neki a szülővárosa.
He misses his dog while he's at college.
I really miss talking to you every day.
Esempi per chi studia
I miss my mother.
Hiányzik az édesanyám.
She misses her cat.
Hiányzik neki a macskája.
He misses his old school.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes use 'miss' for future events ('I will miss you tomorrow' is correct only if you mean they will be absent).
Significato
Feel sad about absence
Collocazioni
miss you
|miss home
|miss my friends
|miss her smile
Sinonimi
long for (Carries a stronger emotional or romantic tone than 'miss'.)
Contrari
enjoy absence (To be glad that someone or something is not present.)
Temi
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
To feel unhappy because someone or something is not with you.
To feel sad or wish someone or something were present because they are away or gone.
VERBO
A2
3
elvét
B2
nem talál el
A2
Schema d'uso:
to miss [something]
He missed the target by several inches.
Több centivel elvétette a célt.
I swung at the ball but missed.
Suhintottam a labda felé, de nem találtam el.
She threw the dart and missed completely.
Esempi per chi studia
He missed the ball.
Nem találta el a labdát.
I missed the goal.
Nem találtam el a kaput.
She missed the shot.
Significato
Fail to hit a target
Collocazioni
miss the target
|miss a shot
|miss the ball
Sinonimi
misfire (In shooting contexts, it means the weapon fails to discharge properly.)
Contrari
hit (To strike successfully what you aimed at.)
Temi
sports
|hunting
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
To not hit or catch something you try to hit or catch.
To fail to hit, catch, or reach a target.
SOSTANTIVO
A1
4
kisasszony
B2
Miss
B1
Miss Brown will be your teacher this year.
Brown kisasszony lesz a tanárod idén.
Please give this letter to Miss Davis.
Kérem, adja át ezt a levelet Davis kisasszonynak.
Miss Thompson is waiting in the lobby.
Esempi per chi studia
Miss Lee is my teacher.
Lee kisasszony a tanárom.
I saw Miss Kim yesterday.
Tegnap láttam Kim kisasszonyt.
Miss Jones is very kind.
Significato
Title for unmarried woman/girl
Collocazioni
Miss Smith
|Miss Johnson
Sinonimi
Ms. ('Ms.' is neutral about marital status and more common in formal writing today.)
Temi
social forms
|communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A word used before the name of a girl or unmarried woman.
A polite title used before the name of an unmarried woman or girl.
SOSTANTIVO
B1
5
The shot was a complete miss.
A lövés teljes mellélövés volt.
It was almost a goal, but just a miss.
Majdnem gól volt, de éppen csak mellément.
The arrow was a near miss.
Esempi per chi studia
The ball was a miss.
A labda mellément.
It was a near miss.
Hajszállal ment mellé.
That shot was a miss.
Significato
Failure to hit a target
Collocazioni
a near miss
Sinonimi
failure (General term for lack of success; not specific to hitting a target.)
Contrari
hit (A successful strike on a target.)
Temi
sports
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
When you try but do not hit or reach something.
An act of failing to hit, catch, or reach something aimed at.
Grammatica
Forma base
miss
IPA
GB/mˈɪs/
US/mˈɪs/
Sillabe e accento
miss (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (miss)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: miss
- Plural: misses
Verb
- Base: miss
- 3rd Person Singular: misses
- Present Participle: missing
- Past: missed
Famiglia di parole
Forms
misses
noun
missing
verb
missed
verb
Related words
missable
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unmissable
adjective
Espressioni
miss out on
1/mˈɪs ˈaʊt ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
Fail to experience opportunity
To not get the chance to do or have something good.
Esempi
- If you don't buy tickets now, you'll miss out on the show.
- She missed out on a promotion because she didn't apply in time.
miss the point
1/mˈɪs ðə pˈɔɪnt/
idiom
Fail to understand main meaning
To not understand the most important idea of what someone says or does.
Esempi
- I think you're missing the point of my argument.
- He missed the point and started talking about something else.
miss your chance
1/mˈɪs jˈʊɹ t͡ʃˈæns/
fixed phrase
Fail to take an opportunity
To not do something when you have the chance to do it.
Esempi
- If you don't act now, you'll miss your chance to win.
- She missed her chance to study abroad.
you'll be missed
1/jˈul bˈi mˈɪst/
fixed phrase
Others will feel your absence
People will be sad when you are gone.
Esempi
- Goodbye, John. You'll be missed by all of us here.
- You'll be missed when you move away.
near miss
4/nˈɪɹ mˈɪs/
fixed phrase
Event narrowly avoiding danger or failure
An event where something bad almost happened but did not.
Esempi
- The two cars almost crashed—it was a near miss.
- The two planes had a near miss over the city.
- That was a near miss; the ball nearly broke the window.
- It was a near miss when he almost slipped off the ladder.