miss out
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.19 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed.
Intransitive verb; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Oh my good gracious me, look at that. Whoa! Quick! What is it? I can't explain it. You're just going to have to come over here and look out this window for a while. Whatever it is, we're not interested. Well. I have to say you're missing out."
- "The final started with £85m worth of striking talent on the bench as Carroll was a Liverpool substitute and Chelsea's Fernando Torres missed out on a starting place against his former club."
- "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."
- "People often miss out the "l" in "vulnerable"."
- "He made a list of children in the class but missed out Sally."
Usage
- Intransitive verb
- Transitive verb
- British usage