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missest

missest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of miss.

Meaning of miss

Verb

miss (third-person singular simple present misses, present participle missing, simple past and past participle missed)

  1. (ambitransitive, physical) To fail to hit, catch, grasp, etc.
    • I fired the gun, but the bullet missed the target.
  2. (ambitransitive, physical) To avoid hitting.
    • The driver swerved and just managed to miss the chicken crossing the road.
  3. (transitive) To fail to achieve or attain.
    • The company missed all its sales targets.
  4. (transitive) To fail to experience, attend, partake, take advantage of, etc.
    • Joe missed the meeting this morning.
  5. (transitive) To avoid or escape.
    • The car just missed hitting a passer-by.
  6. (transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something.
    • I miss you! Come home soon!

See all 36 meanings of miss

Origin of missest

miss + -est

Questions about missest

What is missest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Missest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of miss.

Words near missest in the dictionary

  1. misses the woods for the trees
  2. Misses Wrong
  3. misseses
  4. missess
  5. missesses
  6. missest
  7. misset
  8. misseth
  9. missets
  10. missetting
  11. missew

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