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| attachment |
When you have an attachment to a person, you feel a strong connection to them. You probably like them very much and would miss them if they were gone. [1/5 definitions] |
| homesick |
When you are homesick, you are away from your home and you miss it. You may miss your your family, your friends, your pets, or other things about your home. |
| long2 |
If someone longs for something, they want it very deeply, but they can't have it now. If someone longs for another person, they miss that person very much and want to be with them. |
| miss2 |
(capitalized) a title used before the name of a girl or woman who is not married. "Miss" is sometimes replaced by "Ms." [2 definitions] |
| miss1 |
When you miss something, you try to hit, catch, or touch it in some way, but you can't do it. Let's say you want to hit a ball, but you miss it. It means that you try to hit it, but you only hit the air. [6/7 definitions] |
| Ms. |
"Ms." is a title that is often used before a woman's last name. We use a title like this to be polite. The title "Ms." is used like "Miss" or "Mrs." but you can use "Ms." whether or not the woman is married. It doesn't make any difference. |
| possibly |
If you will possibly miss the bus, there is a chance that you will miss the bus. If you are possibly the smartest kid in the class, then you might be the smartest. There is a chance that you are the smartest. [1/2 definitions] |
| skip |
to miss or leave out. [1/8 definitions] |
| title |
A title is a word used with a person's name to show their job or their rank. "Doctor," "Princess," "King," "Chief," "Miss," "Mr." and "Ms." are all titles. When we write a title, we begin with a capital letter. [1/4 definitions] |
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