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missen.

to miss (not hit)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmɪsə(n)/
  1. to miss (not hit)

    transitive
    Ik heb mijn schot gemist.
  2. to miss, to go without

    transitive
    Ik moest het feest wegens een afspraak missen.
  3. to spare, to afford (going without)

    transitive
    Kunt u een euro missen voor het karretje?
  4. to miss someone

    transitive
    Lieve kinderen, wij missen jullie.
  5. to be missing

    intransitive
    Mist er hier iets?
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch missen, from Old Dutch *missen, from Proto-Germanic *missijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *meyt-.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.