Dictionary

miss out en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (intransitive, transitive, with 'on') To miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed.
   • 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. 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2018:
   • 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. 2006 Feb. 17, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 4
   • He missed out on the chance to date her in high school. Now, she's married.
   • Anybody who does not try the homemade ice cream is really missing out.
2. (UK, transitive) To leave out, to omit.
   • "That's because we recognise these towns do have a significant population who need to travel, and they've been kind of missed out." 2024 December 11, David Stubbings, “Network News: Go-op targets 2026 start for open access to Taunton”, in RAIL, number 1024, page 13:
   • He made a list of children in the class but missed out Sally.
   • People often miss out the "l" in "vulnerable".
   • DOCTOR (as the TARDIS is showing pictures of his previous companions): Miss out the metal dog, why don't you? 2010 November 8, Meanwhile, in the TARDIS... (mini-episodes included in the fifth season of Doctor Who)

Forms

Deriveds

fear of missing out

Relateds

miss off

Synonyms

exclude (leave out) · miss off

Translations (39)

hu kimarad (to miss something that should not be missed) · sv missa (to miss something that should not be missed) · ca perdre (to miss something that should not be missed) · fi menettää (to miss something that should not be missed) · de verpassen (to miss something that should not be missed) · pl pomijać (to leave out, to omit) · gl desaproveitar (to miss something that should not be missed) · pl opuszczać (to miss something that should not be missed) · de auslassen (to leave out, to omit) · pl pominąć (to leave out, to omit) · fi jäädä paitsi (to miss something that should not be missed) · it perdere (to miss something that should not be missed) · pl opuścić (to miss something that should not be missed) · ja 逃す (to miss something that should not be missed) · da gå glip af (to miss something that should not be missed) · pl opuszczać (to leave out, to omit) · fr perdre (to miss something that should not be missed) · sk zmeškávať (to miss something that should not be missed) · pt perder (to miss something that should not be missed) · hu elszalaszt (to miss something that should not be missed) · sk zmeškať (to miss something that should not be missed) · gl perder (to miss something that should not be missed) · ru упусти́ть (to miss something that should not be missed) · cmn 放過 /放过 (to miss something that should not be missed) · pl opuścić (to leave out, to omit) · ru упуска́ть (to miss something that should not be missed) · fr manquer (to miss something that should not be missed) · gl omitir (to leave out, to omit) · hu kihagy (to miss something that should not be missed) · ca desaprofitar (to miss something that should not be missed) · gl desperdiciar (to miss something that should not be missed) · tr kaçırmak (to miss something that should not be missed) · ko 놓치다 (to miss something that should not be missed) · hu lemarad (to miss something that should not be missed) · cmn 丟掉 /丢掉 (to miss something that should not be missed) · es perdérsela (to miss something that should not be missed) · cmn 錯過 /错过 (to miss something that should not be missed) · fr laisser passer (to miss something that should not be missed) · fr louper (to miss something that should not be missed)