miss

[mis] 1. verb

1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) αστοχώ,δεν πετυχαίνω

2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) χάνω,δεν προλαβαίνω

3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) χάνω

4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) νοσταλγώ,αναζητώ,μου λείπει

5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) αναζητώ, αντιλαμβάνομαι απώλεια

6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) χάνω,δεν καταφέρνω ν'ακούσω ή να δω

7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) χάνω ραντεβού

8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) χάνω

9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) γλιτώνω,αποφεύγω

10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) δεν παίρνω μπρος

2. noun

(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) αποτυχία

- missing

- go missing
- miss out
- miss the boat