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- Dictionarydisappear/ˌdɪsəˈpɪə/
verb
- 1. cease to be visible: "he disappeared into the trees" Similar Opposite
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(of a person or thing) to go to a place or into a condition where the person or thing cannot be seen: She disappeared into the house. He disappeared for a few hours (= went somewhere unknown). They watched the plane until it disappeared (= could no longer be seen).
1. : to pass from view. The moon disappeared behind a cloud. 2. : to cease to be : pass out of existence or notice. dinosaurs disappeared from the earth. My keys seem to have disappeared again. transitive verb. : to cause (someone or something) to disappear: a.
Disappeared definition: having vanished from sight or existence. See examples of DISAPPEARED used in a sentence.
(of a person or thing) to go to a place or into a condition where the person or thing cannot be seen: She disappeared into the house. He disappeared for a few hours (= went somewhere unknown). They watched the plane until it disappeared (= could no longer be seen).
verb (used without object) to cease to be seen; vanish from sight. to cease to exist or be known; pass away; end gradually: One by one the symptoms disappeared. (of a person) to vanish under suspicious circumstances: The dictator's outspoken opponent disappeared that evening, shortly after midnight.
When you lose something, like one of a pair of socks, you could say it disappeared. Snow disappears as it melts; boiling water disappears as it evaporates. Anything that goes away without leaving a trace has disappeared.
1. To pass out of sight; vanish: The moon disappeared behind the clouds. 2. To cease to be seen; be missing or unfound: Her purse disappeared from her locker. The plane disappeared somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. 3. To cease to exist: Dinosaurs disappeared at the end of the Cretaceous Period. v.tr.
[transitive, often passive] to remove something secretly or illegally so that it cannot be found. be disappeared (from something) In the last five years, nearly 5 000 companies have been disappeared from the registry.
vb. 1. (intr) to cease to be visible; vanish. 2. (intr) to go away or become lost, esp secretly or without explanation. 3. (intr) to cease to exist, have effect, or be known; become extinct or lost: the pain has disappeared.
(ˌdɪsəˈpɪəd ) plural noun. See the disappeared. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'disappeared' in a sentence. disappeared. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its parent company HarperCollins.
