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Prepositions after verbs

Miss from or miss in?

Miss does not usually take from or in directly after it. These prepositions often belong to a separate phrase of place or group.

Quick answer

Do we say miss from or miss in?

Miss is usually used without a preposition: I miss you. From and in can appear later in the sentence to show place or group membership, not as fixed partners of miss.

I miss you every day.
She was missing from the meeting.
We miss him in the office.

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
miss + person or thing

Saying you feel the absence of someone or something

Miss normally takes a direct object with no preposition.

I miss my family a lot.
They miss the old cafe downtown.
2
be missing from + place

Showing absence from a location or group

Missing from is an adjective pattern, not the main verb miss with a preposition.

Her name was missing from the list.
Two pages are missing from the report.
3
miss someone in + place

Saying where the absence is felt

In introduces the place where someone or something is absent.

We miss her in the classroom.
I miss him in the mornings.

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
miss from
Two players were missing from the team photo.
Natural mainly with the adjective missing from, not with the verb miss.
miss in
We miss her in the office.
In introduces the place where her absence is noticed.
miss someone
I miss my grandparents.
Most common structure for emotional absence.
missing from
Several files are missing from the folder.
Describes absence from a place or collection.

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Adding an unnecessary preposition

Miss usually takes a direct object.

✕ I miss from my friends. ✓ I miss my friends.

Confusing miss and missing

Use missing from for absence from a place.

✕ The file missed from the folder. ✓ The file was missing from the folder.

Using in as a fixed partner

In usually describes location, not a verb pattern.

✓ We miss her in the office.

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. I really miss ___ old school friends.
2. Several documents were missing ___ the package.
3. We miss him ___ the studio every morning.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I say miss from my family?

No. Say miss my family. Use from only in separate phrases such as missing from home.

Why does missing from sound natural?

Missing is an adjective here. It describes something absent from a place or group.

Is miss in correct English?

Yes, when in introduces a location, as in We miss her in the office.

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