Disappear

  • 11disappear — v. 1) to disappear completely 2) (D; intr.) to disappear from (to disappear from view) * * * [ˌdɪsə pɪə] to disappear completely (D; intr.) to disappear from (to disappear from view) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12disappear — dis|ap|pear W2S2 [ˌdısəˈpıə US ˈpır] v 1.) to become impossible to see any longer = ↑vanish ≠ ↑appear disappear behind/under/into etc ▪ The sun had disappeared behind a cloud. disappear from view/sight ▪ David watched her car until it disappeared …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13disappear — dis|ap|pear [ ,dısə pır ] verb intransitive *** 1. ) if someone or something disappears, they move somewhere where they can no longer be seen: Dave said good night to everyone and quickly disappeared upstairs. The moon disappeared behind the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14disappear — verb ADVERB ▪ altogether, completely, entirely, fully (esp. AmE), totally ▪ all but, effectively, essentially, largely …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 15disappear —    1. to be murdered    The implication is that the body is unlikely to be found:     ... then he, Danny Lehman, might disappear for a period of thirty years, or he might disappear, period. (Erdman, 1987 the alternatives were imprisonment or… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 16disappear — {<charset c=U><HR> } 01. Where is my tie? It was here a minute ago, and now it s [disappeared]! 02. Police are investigating the [disappearance] of a local man believed to be involved in drug dealing. 03. He tried to convince his… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 17disappear — /dis euh pear /, v.i. 1. to cease to be seen; vanish from sight. 2. to cease to exist or be known; pass away; end gradually: One by one the symptoms disappeared. [1520 30; DIS 1 + APPEAR] Syn. 1. DISAPPEAR, FADE, VANISH suggest that something… …

    Universalium

  • 18disappear — dis•ap•pear [[t]ˌdɪs əˈpɪər[/t]] v. i. 1) to cease to be seen; vanish from sight 2) to cease to exist or be known; pass away 3) to kidnap, imprison, or kill (someone, esp. an opponent of a right wing Latin American government) • Etymology:… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19disappear — or[evaporate] or[vanish into thin air] {v. phr.} To disappear quickly, without leaving a trace. * /Money seems to disappear into thin air these days./ * /Jack just vanished into thin air before the meeting had started./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 20disappear — or[evaporate] or[vanish into thin air] {v. phr.} To disappear quickly, without leaving a trace. * /Money seems to disappear into thin air these days./ * /Jack just vanished into thin air before the meeting had started./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms