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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

  1. verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
  2. verb To fail to be present for or arrive in time for something, such as a train, meeting, or deadline.
  3. verb To feel sad about the absence of someone or something you wish you still had.
  4. verb To fail to notice, understand, or take advantage of something.
  5. noun A failure to hit, achieve, or succeed at something.

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