missen

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) to miss, to go without
2. (transitive) to spare, to afford (going without)
3. (transitive) to miss someone

Noun

1. (form-of,plural) plural of mis
2. (form-of,plural) plural of miss

Concepts

miss

lack

be missing

be lacking

let slip

lose

reach

spare

want

diss

lack miss

be absent

fail to hit

be away

do without

failing

Synonyms

ontberen

mislopen

misgrijpen

derven

ontwijken

falen

afwezig zijn

schelen

niet habben

absent zijn

flappen

mankeren

mislukken

voorbij laten gaan

mangelen

misschieten

gebrek hebben

iets verkijken

Hyphenated as

mis‧sen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɪsə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch missen, from Old Dutch *missen, from Proto-Germanic *missijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *meyt-.