miss

1. To feel the absence of someone or something, sometimes with regret. I miss my old car.
2. A failure to hit. With the first shot he missed the target entirely.
3. An act of avoidance. I think I will give the meeting a miss.
4. To fail to attend. He missed the meeting this morning.
5. To fail to understand or to have a shortcoming of perception. I seem to miss the point of the joke.
6. To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline). I missed the plane. I missed my ride to work.