disappear

disappearverb

To disappear is to be there one moment and not there the next: out of sight, lost, or gone for good.

1. go out of sightmove so that it can no longer be seen

   intransitive [I] verb + adverb or preposition [V + adv/prep]

   • The sun disappeared behind a cloud. V + adv/prep
   • The cat disappeared under the bed. V + adv/prep
   • She waved and disappeared into the crowd. V + adv/prep

   Collocations

   adverb + verb suddenly disappear, quickly disappear

   phrase disappear from view, disappear from sight, disappear into the distance

   Antonyms appear

2. be lostbecome impossible to find

   intransitive [I]

   • My keys have disappeared again.
   • Money has been disappearing from the office.
   • A young man disappeared while walking in the mountains.

   Collocations

   adverb + verb mysteriously disappear

   phrase disappear without a trace

   Synonyms vanish

3. stop existingstop existing or being used

   intransitive [I] verb + adverb or preposition [V + adv/prep]

   • Many small shops have disappeared from the town center. V + adv/prep
   • The pain disappeared after a few days.
   • Some kinds of birds are slowly disappearing.

   Collocations

   adverb + verb completely disappear, slowly disappear, gradually disappear

   Synonyms vanish