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melon
what's the meaning of the sentence: he misses her, but he missed her ...
4 mrt. 2011 15:52
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It sounds like a play on words: "to miss" can mean "to yearn for", "to arrive too late(or leave too early)" or "to fail to hit".
I guess he hadn't seen her for a long time and yearns for her company: he misses her; however, the chance was lost by his late arrival: he missed her.
4 maart 2011
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Out of context I'm not sure but
"He misses her" normally means that he feels a need to see her, talk to her, or something like that. He wishes to be with her in some form.
"he missed her" probably means he had a chance to see her, but did not for some reason.
So, he wants to see her, but for some reason he did not.
4 maart 2011
Out of context it means nothing. Do provide.
4 maart 2011
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