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# missed

verb (past and past participle of miss: miss, misses, missed, missing)

«missed» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Missed means you did not hit or catch something: He missed the ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/missed/#m1)
2. Missed means you were too late for something: I missed the bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/missed/#m2)
3. Missed means you felt sad because someone or something was not there: I missed my mum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/missed/#m3)
4. Missed means you did not see, hear or notice something, or you did not go to it: I missed the start of the film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/missed/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories, «missed» can show a near escape (the arrow missed him) or sadness (she missed home). In maths: «missed 3 questions» means got 3 wrong or left them out; 20 questions with 3 missed means 17 right. In everyday life: missed school, a missed call. Phrases: missed out, missed the point, just missed, missed call.

### Examples

- I missed the bus and walked to school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/missed/#x1)
- The ball missed the goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/missed/#x2)
- I missed you when you were on holiday! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/missed/#x3)
- She missed two days of school because she was ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/missed/#x4)
- He missed the last question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/missed/#x5)
- You missed a spot when you were cleaning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/missed/#x6)
- The arrow just missed the target. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/missed/#x7)
- I had a missed call from Dad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/missed/#x8)
- But the geese missed their master at once. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/missed/#x9)

### Note

Pronounced «mist»: missed and mist are homophones. Do not confuse with «mist» (thin fog). «Missed out» means did not get a chance to do something. Maths: score = total – missed.

## In Jewish tradition

It means "found to be absent," or "lost, taken away." David's seat would be empty, and the sheep were not lost.

**Interpretation.** Jonathan's words about the empty seat are read as part of the plan to learn whether Saul meant to harm David.

### Examples

- And Jonathan said unto him: 'To-morrow is the new moon; and thou wilt be missed, thy seat will be empty. (Prophets 1SA.20.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/missed/#x1)
- But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields; (Prophets 1SA.25.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/missed/#x2)
- Now David had said: 'Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him; and he hath returned me evil for good. (Prophets 1SA.25.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/missed/#x3)

### Note

Pronounced «mist»: missed and mist are homophones. Do not confuse with «mist» (thin fog). «Missed out» means did not get a chance to do something. Maths: score = total – missed.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «missed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/missed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«missed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/missed.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «missed» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/missed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«missed» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/missed.html) on Mova free.

