verb
miss
To feel the absence or loss of someone or something.
He misses his family while working far from home.
Etymology
The older verb concerns failing to reach or obtain something. Its emotional sense shifts from that failure to awareness of an absent person or thing one wishes were present.
More examples
- I miss our old neighborhood.
- We will miss you.
- She missed having a garden.
Forms
miss · misses · missed · missing
Similar words
- long for
- Emphasizes desire rather than the sense of absence.