simple past tense and past participle of miss
"I missed my train because I overslept, so now I have to take the next one."
In plain English: To miss something as a verb means to fail to hit, catch, or attend it when you try.
"I missed the bus this morning because I woke up late."
Usage: Use "missed" to describe an action that failed to happen or to indicate that you did not see, hear, or catch something in the past. It serves as both the simple past tense and the past participle of the verb "miss."
Missed is the past tense and past participle of miss, which comes from Old French mes (wrongly) combined with Latin mittere (to send). Originally meaning to fail in hitting or reaching a target by sending something astray.