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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•ap•pear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to cease to be seen;
vanish from sight:The sun disappeared beneath the horizon. - to cease to exist or be known;
pass away:Dinosaurs disappeared millions of years ago. dis•ap•pear•ance, n. [countable* uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•ap•pear (dis′ə pēr′),USA pronunciation v.i. - to cease to be seen;
vanish from sight. - to cease to exist or be known;
pass away; end gradually:One by one the symptoms disappeared. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . Disappear, fade, vanish suggest that something passes from sight. Disappear is used of whatever suddenly or gradually goes out of sight:We watched him turn down a side street and then disappear.Fade suggests a (complete or partial) disappearance that proceeds gradually and often by means of a blending into something else:Colors in the sky at sunrise quickly fade.Vanish suggests complete, generally rapid, and often mysterious disappearance:A mirage can vanish as suddenly as it appears.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə/ vb - (intransitive) to cease to be visible; vanish
- (intransitive) to go away or become lost, esp secretly or without explanation
- (intransitive) to cease to exist, have effect, or be known; become extinct or lost
- (transitive) (esp in South and Central America) to arrest secretly and presumably imprison or kill (a member of an opposing political group)
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