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missed | icymi |

As a verb missed

is past tense of miss.

As an adverb ICYMI is

initialism of in case you missed it|lang=en.

missed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (miss)

    • Anagrams

    * * *

    miss

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) missen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (es)
  • (ambitransitive) To fail to hit.
    • I missed the target.
    I tried to kick the ball, but missed .
  • * (Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
    • Men observe when things hit, and not when they miss .
  • * (Edmund Waller) (1606-1687)
    • Flying bullets now, / To execute his rage, appear too slow; / They miss , or sweep but common souls away.
  • To fail to achieve or attain.
    • to miss an opportunity
  • * (John Locke) (1632-1705)
    • When a man misses his great end, happiness, he will acknowledge he judged not right.
  • To feel the absence of someone or something, sometimes with regret.
    • I miss you! Come home soon!
  • * (John Milton) (1608-1674)
    • What by me thou hast lost, thou least shalt miss .
  • *
    • The boy became volubly friendly and bubbling over with unexpected humour and high spirits. He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. Nobody would miss them, he explained.
  • To fail to understand or have a shortcoming of perception.
    • miss the joke
  • To fail to attend.
    • Joe missed the meeting this morning.
  • To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).
    • I missed the plane!
  • (sports) To fail to score (a goal).
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=September 18, author=Ben Dirs, work=BBC Sport
    • , title= Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia , passage=Georgia, ranked 16th in the world, dominated the breakdown before half-time and forced England into a host of infringements, but fly-half Merab Kvirikashvili missed three penalties.}}
  • (obsolete) To go wrong; to err.
  • * (Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
    • Amongst the angels, a whole legion / Of wicked sprites did fall from happy bliss; / What wonder then if one, of women all, did miss ?
  • (obsolete) To be absent, deficient, or wanting.
  • * (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
    • What here shall miss , our toil shall strive to mend.
    Usage notes
    * This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See
    Antonyms
    * (to fail to hit) hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with * (to feel the absence of) have, feature
    Derived terms
    * hit-and-miss * miss a trick * miss the mark * miss the point * miss the boat * miss fire, misfire * miss out * near miss

    Noun

    (es)
  • A failure to hit.
  • A failure to obtain or accomplish.
  • An act of avoidance.
    • I think I’ll give the meeting a miss .

    Etymology 2

    From (mistress).

    Noun

    (wikipedia miss)
  • A title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.
    • You may sit here, miss .
    You may sit here, Miss Jones.
  • An unmarried woman; a girl.
  • * Cawthorn
    • Gay vanity, with smiles and kisses, / Was busy 'mongst the maids and misses .
  • A kept woman; a mistress.
    • (Evelyn)
  • (card games) In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.
    • Related terms
    * Miss * missis, missus * missy * *

    Anagrams

    * * English transitive verbs 1000 English basic words ----

    icymi

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • *{{quote-usenet
    • , year=2000 , monthday=July 20 , author=ElwoodCuse , title=Billy Joel on the Onion (ICYMI) , id=167565cc.467d6937@usw-ex0102-084.remarq.com , group=alt.music.billy-joel citation
  • *:Billy Joel on the Onion (ICYMI )
  • *:The other day when I was bored I browsed the archive of The Onion and had another chuckle at this dandy.
  • *{{quote-web
    • , date = 2006-12-05 , author = moderngrrl , title = Urban Dictionary: icymi , site = Urban Dictionary , url = http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=icymi&defid=2130410 , accessdate = 2014-08-14 }}
    icymi
    In Case You Missed It
    Hey, I sent you a link to that rad Amy Poehler clip icymi .
  • *{{quote-web
    • , date = 2007-03-27 , author = Ariel Waldman , title = Twitter / arielwaldman: ICYMI: What guys REALLY think ... , site = Twitter , url = https://twitter.com/arielwaldman/status/15313851 , accessdate = 2014-08-14 }}
    ICYMI : What guys REALLY think on Shake Well Before Use - http://tiny url.com/ypcljm