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“Missed” or “Mist”

missed / mist are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

missed m·IH·s·t

  • verbfail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind.
  • verbfeel or suffer from the lack of.
  • verbfail to attend an event or activity.
  • verbfail to reach or get to.
  • verbbe without.
  • verbfail to reach.
  • verbbe absent.
  • verbfail to experience.

mist m·IH·s·t

  • nouna thin fog with condensation near the ground.
  • verbbecome covered with mist.
  • verbspray finely or cover with mist.
Usage

Examples in context

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“missed”

  • …the Michigan Bucks, and subsequently missed much of his senior year…
  • …up on sixth place and missed qualification for the 2008 Summer…
  • …team for the second time missed AFC Challenge Cup, losing to…
  • CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round…
  • The Napoleonchiks missed their targets, but deterred the…
  • …operate fully effectively" and "staff missed signs that Mr Sampson's vulnerability…
  • …in Zagreb, Croatia and they missed the events.
  • It appears that LR missed one vessel completely and may…
  • Apollo replies that he missed her, too.
  • …entertainment that isn’t to be missed."

“mist”

  • …of 1612 in his novel Mist over Pendle, first published in
  • …expert in using the 'Violet Mist Divine Skill' (紫霞神功).
  • …surrounded by an impenetrable, deadly mist.
  • Due to mist, visibility was limited to ,…
  • Mist (1967)
  • Nebelhöhle (mist cave)
  • …Lengshan to steal the 'Violet Mist Divine Skill' manual from Yue
  • …The Sea Village (1965) and Mist (1967).
  • …Grand Bell Awards: Best Director (Mist)
  • 2007's The Mist, Frank Darabont's movie adaptation of…

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