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missing oneself

missing oneself is the present participle and gerund of miss oneself.

Meaning of miss oneself

Verb

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

  1. (UK) To miss an enjoyable experience through not being in the right place at the right time.
    • 'Shelly McCrindle? Did she go with yous?' Finn pursed her lips in surprise. 'Aye, You really missed yourself.'2011, Alan Warner, The Stars in the Bright Sky, →ISBN, page 80
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see miss, oneself.
    • If you do not consent to detachment, God will miss his Godhead, and man will miss himself.2011, Slavoj Žižek, John Milbank, Creston Davis, The Monstrosity of Christ: Paradox or Dialectic?, →ISBN, page 35

Questions about missing oneself

What is missing oneself the present participle and gerund of?
Missing oneself is the present participle and gerund of miss oneself.

Words near missing oneself in the dictionary

  1. missing markets
  2. missing middle
  3. missing off
  4. missing one's guess
  5. missing one's tip
  6. missing oneself
  7. missing out
  8. missing people
  9. missing person
  10. missing persons
  11. missing piece

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