Collocations for miss - verb
1. not hit/catch/reach sth
ADV.
completely | just, narrowly
The plane crashed, narrowly missing a hotel.
The plane crashed, narrowly missing a hotel.
PREP.
by
The bullet missed his head by only a few inches.
The bullet missed his head by only a few inches.
2. not hear/see/understand
ADV.
completely
He completely missed the point of what I was saying.
He completely missed the point of what I was saying.
VERB + MISS
can''t
The station is just down this road on the left. You can''t miss it.
The station is just down this road on the left. You can''t miss it.
3. feel sad because sb is not with you
ADV.
dreadfully, a lot, really, terribly, very much
Your father misses you dreadfully. | I still miss her a lot.
Your father misses you dreadfully. | I still miss her a lot.
PHRASES
be greatly/sadly/sorely missed
Anne, who died on 22 July, will be sadly missed by all who knew her.
Anne, who died on 22 July, will be sadly missed by all who knew her.