- You can miss the bus/the train/the plane/your ride // It leaves before you arrive and can get on.
- You can miss the point // You fail to understand the most important idea of something.
- You can miss the mark // You fail to hit, reach, get, find, see, hear, etc the goal or requirement.
- You can miss out on something // You lose an opportunity or are excluded from something.
- You can miss class/an appointment/a meeting // You choose to not go for good or bad reasons.
- You can miss the ball (in sports) // You try to hit (baseball), strike or kick (soccer) or catch (American football) but fail. (In basketball, if you throw to ball to the basket and it doesn't go in: You miss the basket)
- People often advise you "Don't miss this movie/concert/show/play!" // Don't fail to go see it!
Now some of you comment here and use the verb in a sentence and let's see what you come up with!
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