Meaning of "disappear" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF DISAPPEAR

disappear  [ˌdɪsəˈpɪə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISAPPEAR

Disappear is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb disappear in English.

WHAT DOES DISAPPEAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Disappear

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Definition of disappear in the English dictionary

The first definition of disappear in the dictionary is to cease to be visible; vanish. Other definition of disappear is to go away or become lost, esp secretly or without explanation. Disappear is also to cease to exist, have effect, or be known; become extinct or lost.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISAPPEAR

PRESENT

Present

I disappear

you disappear

he/she/it disappears

we disappear

you disappear

they disappear

Present continuous

I am disappearing

you are disappearing

he/she/it is disappearing

we are disappearing

you are disappearing

they are disappearing

Present perfect

I have disappeared

you have disappeared

he/she/it has disappeared

we have disappeared

you have disappeared

they have disappeared

Present perfect continuous

I have been disappearing

you have been disappearing

he/she/it has been disappearing

we have been disappearing

you have been disappearing

they have been disappearing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I disappeared

you disappeared

he/she/it disappeared

we disappeared

you disappeared

they disappeared

Past continuous

I was disappearing

you were disappearing

he/she/it was disappearing

we were disappearing

you were disappearing

they were disappearing

Past perfect

I had disappeared

you had disappeared

he/she/it had disappeared

we had disappeared

you had disappeared

they had disappeared

Past perfect continuous

I had been disappearing

you had been disappearing

he/she/it had been disappearing

we had been disappearing

you had been disappearing

they had been disappearing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will disappear

you will disappear

he/she/it will disappear

we will disappear

you will disappear

they will disappear

Future continuous

I will be disappearing

you will be disappearing

he/she/it will be disappearing

we will be disappearing

you will be disappearing

they will be disappearing

Future perfect

I will have disappeared

you will have disappeared

he/she/it will have disappeared

we will have disappeared

you will have disappeared

they will have disappeared

Future perfect continuous

I will have been disappearing

you will have been disappearing

he/she/it will have been disappearing

we will have been disappearing

you will have been disappearing

they will have been disappearing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would disappear

you would disappear

he/she/it would disappear

we would disappear

you would disappear

they would disappear

Conditional continuous

I would be disappearing

you would be disappearing

he/she/it would be disappearing

we would be disappearing

you would be disappearing

they would be disappearing

Conditional perfect

I would have disappear

you would have disappear

he/she/it would have disappear

we would have disappear

you would have disappear

they would have disappear

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been disappearing

you would have been disappearing

he/she/it would have been disappearing

we would have been disappearing

you would have been disappearing

they would have been disappearing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you disappear
we let´s disappear
you disappear

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to disappear

Past participle

disappeared

Present Participle

disappearing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DISAPPEAR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disappear» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of disappear

abscond · bolt · cease · cut and run · depart · die out · dissolve · do a runner · ebb · end · escape · evanesce · evaporate · expire · fade · flee · fly · get away · go · go away · go missing · make off · pass · perish · recede · retire · run away · scarper · split · take flight · take off · vanish · wane · withdraw

TRANSLATION OF DISAPPEAR

Find out the translation of disappear to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of disappear from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disappear» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 消失
• Translator English - Spanish: desaparecer
• English: disappear
• Translator English - Hindi: गायब
• Translator English - Arabic: يَخْتَفِي
• Translator English - Russian: исчезать
• Translator English - Portuguese: desaparecer
• Translator English - Bengali: অদৃশ্য
• Translator English - French: disparaître
• Translator English - Malay: hilang
• Translator English - German: verschwinden
• Translator English - Japanese: 見えなくなる
• Translator English - Korean: 사라지다
• Translator English - Javanese: Ilang
• Translator English - Vietnamese: biến mất
• Translator English - Tamil: மறைந்துவிடும்
• Translator English - Marathi: अदृश्य
• Translator English - Turkish: kaybolmak
• Translator English - Italian: scomparire
• Translator English - Polish: zniknąć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: зникати
• Translator English - Romanian: a dispărea
• Translator English - Greek: εξαφανίζομαι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verdwyn
• Translator English - Swedish: försvinna
• Translator English - Norwegian: forsvinne

10 QUOTES WITH «DISAPPEAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disappear.

1

Douglas Adams

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

2

John Quincy Adams

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

3

Dido Armstrong

It's great to just disappear, grab a suitcase, switch the answering machine on and just go somewhere else.

4

Emanuel Azenberg

Will the theater disappear? No. Is it healthy? Also no.

5

James Balog

There is a glacier in Iceland, Solheimar, which has retreated a great deal, and every time I go back there and see what's not there any more, it does something to the heart. It makes you realise it's possible for a gigantic natural element to just disappear.

6

Bernard Beckett

I just love the idea that people disappear into the story for a while. You grab a book, and you want to get back to it, and your life becomes a bit of an interruption. I would love readers to feel like that.

7

Craig Benson

But I also think that it does create a lot of revenue, but to me it's a temporary revenue stream because it's an industry that, if suddenly gambling started in Massachusetts, then a lot of our patrons who would gamble in New Hampshire if we had it, would disappear.

8

Dana Carvey

I have no regrets. I wanted to raise the kids and be a present father. When I developed a movie, I was gone for a year. That didn't really work for me. That isn't fair to make these life-forms and then disappear.

9

Steven Chu

I think the Caribbean countries face rising oceans and they face increase in the severity of hurricanes. This is something that is very, very scary to all of us. The island states in the world represent - I remember this number - one-half of 1 percent of the carbon emissions in the world. And they will - some of them will disappear.

10

Sarah Churchwell

Racism is an effect of slavery, not the other way around. Once slavery was abolished, not only did racism not disappear, neither did the economic system it upheld.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISAPPEAR»

Discover the use of disappear in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disappear and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found

Heavy-duty disappearing techniques for those with a need to know. This book tells you how to pull off a disappearance and how to stay free and never be found. It analyzes all the ways you could be found by whoever might be looking for you.

Doug Richmond, 1996

Make Difficult People Disappear: How to Deal with Stressful ...

But, this book finally proves that it isn't all about gender or position, but who we are and what we say, Four words: BUY IT. READ IT." –Kathleen Leischen, Sr. Director of Marketing Research, Office Depot

Monica Wofford, 2012

How to Disappear Completely: On Modern Anorexia

At fourteen, Kelsey Osgood became fascinated by the stories of women who starved themselves.

Kelsey Osgood, 2013

Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear

Surveys destinations around the world in danger of being permanently altered or disappearing altogether, including Mosquito Bay, the Valley of the Kings, and the oldest operating McDonald's in Downey, California.

Holly Hughes, Julie Duchaine, 2012

We Disappear

With his mother's health rapidly deteriorating, he must surrender to his own obsession, and unravel Otis's unsettling connections to other missing teens . . . and, ultimately, to Scott himself.

Scott Heim, 2009

Hide Your Assets and Disappear: A Step-by-Step Guide to ...

And on the other side, how would you like to track down that ex (and his assets) who owes you money? Want to know his tricks? For most people, this is just a fantasy. But it doesn't have to be.

Edmund Pankau, 2000

How to Disappear Completely and Never be Found

When a young executive reaches breaking point and decides to disappear, he pays a visit to a master of the craft in a seafront fortune teller's in Southend.

Fin Kennedy, 2007

How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found: An Essay ...

Originally collected in Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs and now available both as a stand-alone essay and in the ebook collection Chuck Klosterman on Film and Television, this essay is about the Left Behind series.

Chuck Klosterman, 2010

Dance and Disappear

A collection of poems probes deeply into the nature of motherhood, marriage, sexuality, middle age, ambivalence, mortality, and the Midwest. Original.

Laura Kasischke, 2002

How to Disappear: Erase Your Digital Footprint, Leave False ...

From the world's preeminent people finder—an insider's guide to disappearing How to Disappear is the authoritative and comprehensive guide for people who seek to protect their privacy as well as for anyone who’s ever entertained the ...

Frank M. Ahearn, Eileen C. Horan, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISAPPEAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disappear is used in the context of the following news items.

As Ancient Livestock Disappear, Frozen Embryos Restore Ancient …

Geoffrey Koch is a Portland, Ore.-based science writer who has written for The Dallas Morning News, ScienceNOW, Portland Monthly and other ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»

LA-OC home-price gains forecast to disappear in second half of 2015

Home prices in Los Angeles and Orange County will barely budge higher in the second half of the year, according to a new forecast from ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»

The world's fourth smallest country is worried it's going to disappear …

“We are told that even 2 degrees global warming is too dangerous as it would mean that Tuvalu would disappear under the water. Yes we can ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

GTA 5 Title Update 1.28 is making cars disappear in GTA Online

According to players, and acknowledged by Rockstar, Title Update 1.28 is making vehicles disappear in GTA Online. Though the issue was first ... «GameZone, Jul 15»

Indebted commune to disappear from map? - National

The commune of Ostrowice in north-western Poland could be incorporated into another in the region after accruing debts three times its annual ... «thenews.pl, Jul 15»

GTA Online Update 1.28 Makes Cars Disappear, Rockstar Says …

The second part of the long awaited Ill-Gotten Gain update for the Online experience associated with Grand Theft Auto V was launched earlier ... «Softpedia News, Jul 15»

Should Donovan McNabb's Second DUI Force Him to "Disappear …

As you, Orange-loving Syracuse fan, know by now: former SU star Donovan McNabb was arrested for DUI, which Deadspin reported on ... «Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician, Jul 15»

Polar Bears Will Soon Disappear From Earth Forever - Clapway

The concerns about the ever rising sea levels, melting ice caps, and constant warnings about global warming making their way into everyday ... «Clapway, Jul 15»

Don't let their dreams disappear support Slipper Day - Sowetan LIVE

Their theme this year is “Don't Let Their Dreams Disappear” the foundation is hoping to raise R4 million this year. South Africans can show their ... «Sowetan Live, Jul 15»

Will Seafood Soon Disappear From the Menu?

And they are not the only dish likely to disappear from the menu. Mussels, oysters, clam and scallop could all become scarcer and more ... «EcoWatch, Jul 15»