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verb
vanished:
The money disappeared when we left.
Simple Definitions
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verb ADV. altogether, completely, entirely | all but, effectively, largely, practically, virtually The traditional way of life has all but disappeared. | gradually, slowly | overnight, quickly, soon He started the treatment and his symptoms disappeared overnight. | suddenly | eventually, finally | forever A number of species could soon disappear forever. | mysteriously, without trace Her father disappeared without trace when she was ten. | apparently | just, simply The plane suddenly just disappeared from the radar screen. PREP. behind The sun disappeared behind a cloud. | from Wildlife is fast disappearing from our countryside. | into, through, under, etc. PHRASES disappear from sight/view She watched until he had disappeared from view. | fast/rapidly disappearing
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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disappear
if something disappears, you cannot see it any longer, or it does not exist any longer:
• The sun slowly disappeared over the horizon. • Millions of people saw their savings disappear. • 16% of the forest cover has disappeared during the last 100 years.
vanish
to completely disappear, especially suddenly:
• The boat vanished without trace off the coast of Australia. • All hopes of finding the boy alive have vanished. • The fields have vanished beneath a new town of skyscrapers and motorways.
go away
to stop existing – used about something bad such as a pain or a problem:
• I wish this headache would go away. • I’m afraid the problem won’t just go away.
fade away
to gradually become less clear, strong, or bright, and finally disappear:
• Her voice began to fade away. • His anger slowly faded away. • The last rays of the evening sun were fading away.
melt away
especially literary to disappear, especially gradually – used about feelings or groups of people:
• The crowd began to melt away. • His initial excitement had melted away.
die out
to stop existing after gradually becoming more and more rare – used about a type of animal or plant, a disease, or a custom:
• Wolves had died out in much of Europe. • Many of the old childhood diseases have almost died out.
become extinct
if a type of animal or plant becomes extinct, it stops existing:
• Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago. • If nothing is done to save the whales, they will soon become extinct.
Longman-Thesaurus
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disappear
adverbs
simply disappear
(= used to emphasize that it is very strange )
• After two weeks it seemed that the boys had simply disappeared.
completely/totally disappear
• My spectacles have completely disappeared again.
mysteriously disappear
(= in a way that no one can explain )
• Several reporters in the area have mysteriously disappeared.
suddenly disappear
• The ship had suddenly disappeared in calm waters.
phrases
disappear without a trace
( also disappear without trace British English ) (= completely )
• Hundreds of people disappear without trace every year.
disappear into thin air
(= completely )
• The money he made has disappeared into thin air.
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