What is the past simple and participle of the verb "miss"? Does the verb have more than one meaning? If yes, what are some examples of these meanings?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-09T08:19:18

See explanation.

Verb to miss is regular, so its Past Simple and Past Participle is missed.

It has 2 meanings:

not to hit; shoot away from the target; example: John had a chance to score a winning goal, but missed by an inch and the match ended with a draw.
to feel sad because of someone's absence; example: Mary's husband works as a pilot and has not been home for 2 months. She misses him very much.