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   Miss·ing

   /ˈmisiNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a thing) not able to be found because it is not in its expected place: "a quantity of cash has gone missing" Similar lostmislaidmisplacednowhere to be foundabsentnot presentgonegone astrayunaccounted forOpposite to hand
   • ▪ not present or included when expected or supposed to be: "you can fill in the missing details later" Similar absent fromnot present innot to be found inlacking inwanting fromin short supplyOpposite presentplentiful
   • ▪ (of a person) absent from a place, especially home, and of unknown whereabouts: "she alerted police that her son was missing"
   • ▪ (of a person) not yet traced or confirmed as alive, but not known to be dead, after an accident or during wartime: "three local men were missing following a swimming accident"

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   The meaning of MISSING is absent; also : lost. How to use missing in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMISSING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MISSING definition: 1. Someone who is missing has disappeared: 2. Something that is missing cannot be found because it…. Learn more.

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   Missing definition: absent, not found, or lost. See examples of MISSING used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMISSING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If someone or something is missing or has gone missing, they are not where you expect them to be, and you cannot find them.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › missingMissing - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   not able to be found. “ missing in action”. “a missing person”. synonyms: lost. no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered. adjective. nonexistent. synonyms: absent, lacking, wanting.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionmissing adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   that cannot be found or that is not in its usual place; that has been removed, lost or destroyed synonym lost. I never found the missing piece. Cases with missing data are excluded from the report. My gloves have been missing for ages. Two files have gone missing.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › missingMISSING | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   If someone or something is missing, you cannot find them because they are not in their usual place: Have you found those missing documents ? Her daughter went missing a week ago.