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Julia, I miss the bus, I miss my sister, and Imiss the Target.
How can one small word do three different jobs?
Welcome to One Word, Three Lives from Your EnglishToolbox.
I am Julia.
And I am Martin.
Today our word is Miss.
Three everyday situations will help you understandthree of its common meanings.
Life 1. You arrive at the bus stop just as the busdrives away.
You miss the bus. You were too late to catch it.
We can miss a train or a flight in the same way.
I left home late and missed my train.
You can also miss an event because you are notthere.
I was ill, so I missed the meeting.
That does not necessarily mean you arrived late.
It means you did not attend.
So the important idea is not taking part incatching or experiencing something you intended
to.
Exactly.
Life 2. Your sister lives far away and you wishshe were with you.
You miss your sister.
Here Miss describes a feeling.
I feel her absence and I would like to see her.
We can miss people, places, or familiarexperiences.
I miss my old neighborhood.
She misses having lunch with her friends.
That last example is useful.
After Miss, we can use a noun or a verb ending in"-ing".
I miss cooking with my sister.
Not I miss to cook.
I miss cooking.
And compare these two sentences.
I miss the meeting.
I miss our meetings.
The first probably means I did not attend.
The second suggests I wish our meetings were stillhappening.
Context tells us which meaning we need.
Life 3. You throw a ball at a target, but the ballgoes past it.
You miss the target.
You fail to hit it.
He tried to hit the basket, but he missed.
We can use miss without naming the target when thecontext is clear.
And the idea can be figurative.
If you miss the point, you fail to understand themain idea.
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The point is like a target for your understanding.
For example, you notice the price, but you missthe point.
I was asking whether we need it at all.
Let us test the three lives.
I was stuck in traffic, so I missed my flight.
Is that arriving too late, feeling someone'sabsence, or failing to hit a target?
Arriving too late.
Next.
Since I moved away, I miss walking beside the sea.
Feeling the absence of an experience.
Finally, the player threw the ball and missed thetarget.
Failing to hit it.
Now make two short sentences of your own.
Begin with I missed, then begin with I miss.
For example, I missed the bus yesterday.
I miss seeing my friends every morning.
One word, but the situation changes its meaning.
On our episode page at yourenglishtoolbox.com,
you can compare the three meanings and theirexamples in the vocabulary cards.
The link is in the description.
Next time you hear miss, ask yourself,
what is missing from this situation?
A journey, a person, or a target?
See you next time.
