miss

Naija

Etymology

• From: English miss

Pronunciation

mɪ̂s Play Play

Verb

intransitive

1. Make someting/person wey dey no con dey again

   • Wetin make am dey shout be sey im pikin miss  — (NSC_2021, She is shouting because her child is missing.)
   • No comot eye for where your car dey, for dis area e fit just miss.  — (NSC_2021, Don't take your eyes off where your car is parked, in this area it could get missing.)

2. Shey dat guy just miss abi sand dey my eye?  — (NSC_2021, Didn't that man just disappear? Or is there sand in my eye?)

Transitive

1. Make person want dey with person wey no dey.

   • You dey miss your wife abi? Dey dere form boss, call am jor!  — (NSC_2021, You are missing your wife, right? You are acting tough, call her already!)

2. Make person no see person want see.

   • You dey waste time, you go miss am. Make we bet!  — (NSC_2021, You are wasting time. You'll miss him. Let's bet.)

Synonym

loss

Antonym

see

Translation

• English: missing, lost, disappear, miss