verpassen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
Senses
verpassen is used for these senses in English:
- miss (transitive) To fail to notice; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.
- miss (transitive) To be too late to connect with or meet something or someone (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).
- miss (transitive, mostly continuous tenses) To be wanting; to lack something that should be present (see also adjectival missing).
- miss out (intransitive, or, transitive with 'on') To miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed.
miss — full definition
- verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
- verb To fail to be present for or arrive in time for something, such as a train, meeting, or deadline.
- verb To feel sad about the absence of someone or something you wish you still had.
- verb To fail to notice, understand, or take advantage of something.
- noun A failure to hit, achieve, or succeed at something.
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