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- DictionaryDis·ap·pear/ˌdisəˈpir/
verb
- 1. cease to be visible: "he disappeared into the trees"
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.
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.
(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).
When something disappears, it's gone. To disappear is to vanish, evaporate, or just fade away.
If people or things disappear, they go somewhere where they cannot be seen or found: The search was called off for the sailors who disappeared in the storm. I can't find my keys anywhere - they've completely disappeared. disappear behind The sun disappeared behind a cloud.
Definition of disappear verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to cease to be seen; go out of sight. 2. to cease being; go out of existence, use, etc.; become lost or extinct. verb transitive. 3. to cause to disappear; specif., to kidnap and execute (persons) in a clandestine program of political terror. SIMILAR WORDS: ˈvanish.
Definitions of 'disappear'. 1. If you say that someone or something disappears, you mean that you can no longer see them, usually because you or they have changed position. [...] 2. If someone or something disappears, they go away or are taken away somewhere where nobody can find them. [...]
DISAPPEAR meaning: 1 : to stop being visible to pass out of sight; 2 : to stop existing to die or go away completely.
To cease to be seen; go out of sight. To cease being; go out of existence, use, etc.; become lost or extinct. To cause to disappear; specif., to kidnap and execute (persons) in a clandestine program of political terror. To cease to exist. Dinosaurs disappeared at the end of the Cretaceous Period.
