miss a class

Meaning

This expression means to fail to attend a scheduled lesson or lecture, either because you are sick, busy, or choose not to go. It is a very common, neutral phrase used by students at all levels of education.

Examples

• If you miss a class, make sure to get the notes from a classmate.

  If you miss a class, make sure to get the notes from a classmate.

• I had to miss a class last Tuesday because of a dentist appointment.

  I had to miss a class last Tuesday because of a dentist appointment.

• He didn't want to miss a class, so he went to school despite having a cold.

  He didn't want to miss a class, so he went to school despite having a cold.

• How many times can you miss a class before it affects your grade?

  How many times can you miss a class before it affects your grade?

• I hate to miss a class because it's so hard to catch up afterward.

  I hate to miss a class because it's so hard to catch up afterward.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I lost my class yesterday because I overslept.

  ✓ I missed my class yesterday because I overslept.

  The verb 'lose' means you cannot find an object. To fail to attend a scheduled event like a class, you must use 'miss'.

• ✗ He missed to a class last week.

  ✓ He missed a class last week.

  'Miss' is a transitive verb in this context and does not require the preposition 'to' before the noun.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I had to ___ yesterday because I was feeling really sick.

  💡 Not attend a scheduled lesson.

  Show answer

  miss a class

• Try not to ___ on the first day of the semester.

  💡 Avoid being absent from a scheduled lesson.

  Show answer

  miss a class