you will be missed vs i will be missing you

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'You will be missed' is a common expression used to convey that someone will be missed by others. 'I will be missing you' is also correct but less common, and it emphasizes the speaker's feelings of missing the other person.

Last updated: April 09, 2024 • 365 views

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to convey that someone will be missed by others.

"you will be missed"

This phrase is used to express that someone will be missed or remembered by others when they are not present.

Examples:

She was such a kind person; you will be missed by everyone.
Your contributions to the team will be greatly missed.
You will be missed at the party tonight.

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Morgan, you will be missed.
Frank... You will be missed.
The team behind the Debian Project News would like to do so too: Frans, you will be missed!
You will be missed by so many who never met you but whose lives you touched.
Wesley, you will be missed.
You will be missed.
(EXHALES) You will be missed.
You will be missed, Sebastian!
You will be missed, soldier.
You will be missed, old friend.
You will be missed.
You will be missed Sebastian.
Each and every one of you will be missed terribly by your people back home.
18 Then Jonathan said to him, Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.
I can say, on behalf of my political group, that you will be missed here, genuinely missed.
You will be missed, sir.
But you will be missed.
19 On the following day you will be missed all the more. Go to the spot where you hid on the other occasion and wait near the mound there.
You will be missed.
Nobis. "Barry." You will be missed.

Alternatives:

You will be remembered
You will be missed by all
You will be greatly missed
You will be missed by many

This phrase is correct but less common. It emphasizes the speaker's feelings of missing the other person.

"i will be missing you"

This phrase is used to express the speaker's feelings of missing someone who will be absent.

Examples:

I will be missing you while you're away on your trip.
I will be missing you at the family gathering next week.
I will be missing you during the holidays.

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i will be missing you
I cannot imagine what I will be missing with you, what you'll become.
So I will be missing the ceremony.
So I will be missing the ceremony.
If we are unable to make that link I believe we will be missing a chance.
DC must be missing its brightest young lobbyist.
I happen to be missing a 9mm handgun.
Prisoners' families may be missing something.
Someone must be missing that girl.
But both conservatives and liberals may be missing the point.
Besides, you won't be missing much.
You won't be missing much anyway.
I happen to be missing a 9mm handgun.
We could be missing something obvious.
I seem to be missing something.
Sentries can be missing, a guard looking the other way.
She seems to be missing David.
She seems to be missing David.
I'm sorry. I must be missing something.
Anyway, you won't be missing it for long.
Your mother must be missing you terribly.

Alternatives:

I will miss you
I will long for you
I will feel your absence
I will yearn for you
I will pine for you

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