missing
adjective /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
/ˈmɪsɪŋ/
- 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.
- (especially British English) Our cat's gone missing again.
- The book has two pages missing.
- The book has two missing pages,
- missing from something He didn't notice there was anything missing from his room until later on.
Extra Examples- a 5 000-piece jigsaw with one piece missing
- The file was missing from its place.
- The eighth rung of the ladder was missing altogether.
- The missing painting was never recovered.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- go
- discover somebody
- …
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
- from
- missing in action
- missing, presumed dead
- (of a person) not at home; not found
- a missing four-year-old girl
- They still hoped to find their missing son.
- a woman who went missing three months ago
- Posters of missing persons lined the walls.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- go
- discover somebody
- …
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
- from
- missing in action
- missing, presumed dead
- (of a person) not present after an accident, battle, etc. but not known to have been killed
- He was reported missing, presumed dead.
- Many soldiers were listed as missing in action.
- It was six hours before the seamen were discovered missing.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- go
- discover somebody
- …
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
- from
- missing in action
- missing, presumed dead
- not included, often when it should have been
- Fill in the missing words in this text.
- missing from something There were several candidates missing from the list.
- What is missing from the production is any sense of emotional commitment.
Extra Examples- The spirit of fair play is sadly missing from the sport these days.
- The study of housework as work is a topic entirely missing from sociology.
- a quality that's largely missing in young people today
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- go
- discover somebody
- …
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
- from
- missing in action
- missing, presumed dead