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miss off

B1 informal separable transitive
In simple words

To forget to put someone or something on a list.

Literal meaning: 'Miss' means to fail to include; 'off' implies removal from a notional list or surface.

Meanings

1 B1 informal

To accidentally omit someone or something from a list, invitation, or document.

"They missed my name off the guest list, so I wasn't allowed in at first."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Chiefly British English. Typically used when someone is accidentally omitted from a list, document, invitation, or schedule. Less common than 'leave out' but widely understood in Britain.

Commonly used with

list invitation name menu schedule register

Forms

Base
miss off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
misses off
he/she/it
Past simple
missed off
yesterday
Past participle
missed off
have + pp
-ing form
missing off
continuous

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Synonyms

leave out omit exclude overlook fail to include

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