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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmancare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /manˈka.re/
"Mi manchi molto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with something.
"He aimed carefully, but his arrow managed to miss the target completely." - 2
To feel sorry or sad about the absence of a person or place.
"She missed her family very much during her first semester studying abroad."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'missed' is the past tense of 'miss', which originates from the Old English 'missan', meaning 'to fail to hit, catch, or reach'. This term has roots in Proto-Germanic *missōną, which conveys a sense of failure or absence, evolving through Middle English into its current form.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Miss" is said worldwide
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rater
Transliteration: /ʁa.te/
"J'ai failli rater mon train ce matin."
vermissen
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈmɪsn̩/
"Ich werde meine Freunde sehr vermissen."
mancare
Transliteration: /manˈka.re/
"Mi manchi molto."
extrañar
Transliteration: /eks.tɾaˈɲaɾ/
"Te voy a extrañar cuando te vayas."
sentir falta
Transliteration: /senˈtʃiɾ ˈfaw.tɐ/
"Vou sentir falta da minha família."
याद करना
Transliteration: yaad karna
"मुझे अपने घर की बहुत याद आती है।"
想念
Transliteration: xiǎngniàn
"我很想念我的家人。"
그리워하다
Transliteration: geuriwohada
"나는 친구들이 정말 그리워요."
恋しい
Transliteration: koishii
"家族がとても恋しいです。"
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