disappear
To vanishTo vanish.
» The snow has disappeared.
Der Schnee ist verschwunden. — Ullalia
Снег исчез. — odexed
Сніг зник. — Internecivus
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4 senses(intransitive)To vanish.
verschwinden, entschwinden
исчеза́тьisčezátʹ, исче́знутьisčéznutʹ, пропада́тьpropadátʹ
зника́тиznykáty, зни́кнутиznýknuty
(intransitive)To go missing; to become a missing person.
Eighteen years after Jaycee Dugard disappeared in 1991, she was found alive in the summer of 2009.
become invisible or unnoticeable
(intransitive)To go away; to become lost.
become less intense and fade away gradually
(euphemistic, often, transitive)To make vanish; especially, to abduct or murder for political reasons.
The Chinese government is well-known for disappearing particularly vocal political dissidents.
zum Verschwinden bringen, verschwinden lassen
убира́тьubirátʹ, убра́тьubrátʹ
Examples
838 sentencesThe snow has disappeared.
Сніг зник. — Internecivus
ruСнег исчез. — odexed
deDer Schnee ist verschwunden. — Ullalia
She disappeared in the dark.
Вона зникла в темряві. — deniko
ruОна исчезла в темноте. — Selena777
deSie ist in der Dunkelheit verschwunden. — MUIRIEL
What happened after Tom disappeared?
Що трапилося після того, як Том зник? — deniko
She slowly disappeared into the foggy forest.
Вона повільно зникала в туманному лісі. — esperanto
ruОна медленно скрылась в туманном лесу. — Hellerick
Tom disappeared into the tunnel.
Том зник у тунелі. — deniko
ruТом исчез в туннеле. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English disapeeren, equivalent to dis- + appear. Displaced native Old EnglishFrom Middle English disapeeren, equivalent to dis- + appear. Displaced native Old English fordwīnan.
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Forms
disappears, disappearing, disappeared, disappeared| Base form | disappear · to disappear |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | disappears |
| Present participle | disappearing |
| Past simple | disappeared |
| Past participle | disappeared |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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