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Missed Moderate

Missed has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

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."

Adjective
1

not caught with the senses or the mind

"words lost in the din"

Example Sentences
"I missed the bus this morning because I woke up late." verb
"She missed her train because she overslept this morning." verb
"I really missed you while you were on your vacation." verb
"They missed the deadline for submitting their tax forms." verb
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Origin

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.

Rhyming Words
sed used rised tased assed hosed cased fused arsed lysed bused wised based nosed posed eased losed mused dosed lapsed
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