vanish
To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticedTo become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
» The ghost vanished suddenly.
Der Geist verschwand plötzlich.
Привидение внезапно исчезло.
Привид раптово зник.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
verschwinden, vergehen, (sich) verflüchtigen
исчеза́тьisčezátʹ
зника́тиznykáty
become invisible or unnoticeable
To become equal to zero.
The function f such as f(x)#61;x² vanishes at x#61;0.
verschwinden
обнули́тьсяobnulítʹsja
(transitive)To disappear; to kidnap.
decrease rapidly and disappear
Examples
166 sentencesThe ghost vanished suddenly.
Привид раптово зник.
ruПривидение внезапно исчезло.
deDer Geist verschwand plötzlich.
Tom vanished without saying a word.
ruТом исчез, не сказав ни слова.
deTom verschwand, ohne ein Wort zu sagen.
All hope of winning the game vanished.
The men left and soon vanished into the darkness.
When Tom woke up, he found that Mary had vanished.
ruПроснувшись, Том обнаружил, что Мэри исчезла.
Translations
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Origin
Aphetic for obsolete evanish, from Middle English evanisshen, esvanisshen, from Old FrenchAphetic for obsolete evanish, from Middle English evanisshen, esvanisshen, from Old French esvanir, esvaniss- (modern French évanouir), from Vulgar Latin *exvanire (“to vanish, disappear, to fade out”), from Latin ēvānēscō, ēvānēscere, from vānus (“empty”). By surface analysis, Latin vān- + -ish (“verb suffix”). Doublet of evanesce.
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Forms
vanishes, vanishing, vanished, vanishedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
10 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