miss out phrasal verb (
see also miss)
1. to not have the chance to do something that you enjoy and that would be good for you:
Some children miss out because their parents can’t afford to pay for school trips.miss out on Prepare food in advance to ensure you don’t miss out on the fun!2. miss somebody/something ↔ out British English to not include someone or something:
Make sure you don’t miss any details out. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
exclude formal to deliberately not include someone or something, especially in a way that seems wrong or unfair:
The new law protects most workers, but excludes those on part-time contracts.omit formal to not include something, especially a piece of information, either deliberately or because you forget:
Sara’s name had been omitted from the list of employees.leave out to not include someone or something, either deliberately or accidentally.
Leave out is more common in everyday English than
exclude or
omit:
Fans were shocked that Giggs had been left out of the team. You must have left out one of the numbers.miss out British English to not include someone or something that should be included, often by mistake:
You missed out several important facts. They’ve missed out the last letter of his name.drop to decide not to include someone or something – used especially about not including someone in a team:
He was dropped from the team because of injury. The company decided to drop the word ‘healthy’ from its advertising.be exempt(ed) from something formal used when saying that a rule, law, agreement etc does not affect someone or something:
People with bad eyesight were exempt from military service. High technology equipment would be exempted from any trade agreement. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲