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To miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Examples
- Anybody who does not try the homemade ice cream is really missing out.
- He missed out on the chance to date her in high school. Now, she's married.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To leave out, to omit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, transitive
Examples
- People often miss out the "l" in "vulnerable".
- He made a list of children in the class but missed out Sally.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
desaprofitar
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Catalan:
perdre
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Chinese Mandarin:
錯過 /错过
(cuòguò)
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Chinese Mandarin:
放過 /放过
(fàngguò)
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Chinese Mandarin:
丟掉 /丢掉
(diūdiào)
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Danish:
gå glip af
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Finnish:
jäädä paitsi
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Finnish:
menettää
— to miss something that should not be missed
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French:
manquer
— to miss something that should not be missed
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French:
perdre
— to miss something that should not be missed
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French:
laisser passer
— to miss something that should not be missed
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French:
louper
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Galician:
desaproveitar
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Galician:
perder
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Galician:
desperdiciar
— to miss something that should not be missed
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German:
verpassen
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Hungarian:
kihagy
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Hungarian:
lemarad
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Hungarian:
kimarad
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Hungarian:
elszalaszt
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Italian:
perdere
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Japanese:
逃す
(nogasu)
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Korean:
놓치다
(notchida)
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Polish:
opuszczać
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Polish:
opuścić
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Portuguese:
perder
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Russian:
упуска́ть
(upuskátʹ)
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Russian:
упусти́ть
(upustítʹ)
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Slovak:
zmeškať
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Slovak:
zmeškávať
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Spanish:
perdérsela
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Swedish:
missa
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Turkish:
kaçırmak
— to miss something that should not be missed
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Galician:
omitir
— to leave out, to omit
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German:
auslassen
— to leave out, to omit
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Polish:
pomijać
— to leave out, to omit
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Polish:
pominąć
— to leave out, to omit
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Polish:
opuszczać
— to leave out, to omit
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Polish:
opuścić
— to leave out, to omit
