verb

miss

Translation

to fail to catch, to feel sad about the absence of, to fail to notice, to fail to hit

I missed the last train home.

He will miss his family.

The player missed the goal.

((sth.)) to fail to catch or hit (sth.) I missed the bus.

((sb./sth.)) to feel sad about the absence of (sb./sth.) I miss my old house.

Synonyms: fail, lose, overlook; Antonyms: catch, hit, get

From Old English 'missan', meaning 'to fail to hit'.

Imagine you 'miss' the bus, and then you 'miss' your friend who was on it. This connects the two main meanings.