Meaning of "vanish" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VANISH

Vanissen, from Old French esvanir, from Latin ēvānēscere to evaporate, from ē-ex-1 + vānēscere to pass away, from vānus empty.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF VANISH

vanish  [ˈvænɪʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VANISH

Vanish is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

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

See the conjugation of the verb vanish in English.

WHAT DOES VANISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vanish

Vanish may refer to: ▪ Vanish, a toilet bowl cleaner by S.C. Johnson or a cloth stain remover by Reckitt Benckiser ▪ "Vanish" an episode of the TV series Criss Angel Mindfreak ▪ Vanishing, a type of magical effect ▪ Vanish, said of a mathematical function that gives the value a zero at some argument ▪ Vanish, a project at the University of Washington to protect online personal data ▪ Vanish - A thriller novel by Tom Pawlik ▪ Vanish - A randomly generated Indie-Game...

Definition of vanish in the English dictionary

The first definition of vanish in the dictionary is to disappear, esp suddenly or mysteriously. Other definition of vanish is to cease to exist; fade away. Vanish is also to become zero.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VANISH

PRESENT

Present

I vanish

you vanish

he/she/it vanishes

we vanish

you vanish

they vanish

Present continuous

I am vanishing

you are vanishing

he/she/it is vanishing

we are vanishing

you are vanishing

they are vanishing

Present perfect

I have vanished

you have vanished

he/she/it has vanished

we have vanished

you have vanished

they have vanished

Present perfect continuous

I have been vanishing

you have been vanishing

he/she/it has been vanishing

we have been vanishing

you have been vanishing

they have been vanishing

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 vanished

you vanished

he/she/it vanished

we vanished

you vanished

they vanished

Past continuous

I was vanishing

you were vanishing

he/she/it was vanishing

we were vanishing

you were vanishing

they were vanishing

Past perfect

I had vanished

you had vanished

he/she/it had vanished

we had vanished

you had vanished

they had vanished

Past perfect continuous

I had been vanishing

you had been vanishing

he/she/it had been vanishing

we had been vanishing

you had been vanishing

they had been vanishing

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

FUTURE

Future

I will vanish

you will vanish

he/she/it will vanish

we will vanish

you will vanish

they will vanish

Future continuous

I will be vanishing

you will be vanishing

he/she/it will be vanishing

we will be vanishing

you will be vanishing

they will be vanishing

Future perfect

I will have vanished

you will have vanished

he/she/it will have vanished

we will have vanished

you will have vanished

they will have vanished

Future perfect continuous

I will have been vanishing

you will have been vanishing

he/she/it will have been vanishing

we will have been vanishing

you will have been vanishing

they will have been vanishing

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would vanish

you would vanish

he/she/it would vanish

we would vanish

you would vanish

they would vanish

Conditional continuous

I would be vanishing

you would be vanishing

he/she/it would be vanishing

we would be vanishing

you would be vanishing

they would be vanishing

Conditional perfect

I would have vanish

you would have vanish

he/she/it would have vanish

we would have vanish

you would have vanish

they would have vanish

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been vanishing

you would have been vanishing

he/she/it would have been vanishing

we would have been vanishing

you would have been vanishing

they would have been vanishing

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you vanish
we let´s vanish
you vanish

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to vanish

Past participle

vanished

Present Participle

vanishing

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 «VANISH»

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

synonyms of vanish

die out · disappear · dissolve · dwindle · end · evanesce · evaporate · exit · fade

TRANSLATION OF VANISH

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 消失
• Translator English - Spanish: disiparse
• English: vanish
• Translator English - Hindi: गायब
• Translator English - Arabic: يَخْتَفِي
• Translator English - Russian: исчезать
• Translator English - Portuguese: desaparecer
• Translator English - Bengali: বিলুপ্ত করা
• Translator English - French: disparaître
• Translator English - Malay: hilang
• Translator English - German: verschwinden
• Translator English - Japanese: 消える
• Translator English - Korean: 사라지다
• Translator English - Javanese: Ilang
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tan biến
• Translator English - Tamil: மறைந்து
• Translator English - Marathi: नष्ट होणे
• Translator English - Turkish: tarihe karışmak
• 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 «VANISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vanish.

1

John Quincy Adams

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

2

John Quincy Adams

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.

3

Joyce Cary

God is a character, a real and consistent being, or He is nothing. If God did a miracle He would deny His own nature and the universe would simply blow up, vanish, become nothing.

4

Jean de La Fontaine

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

5

Billy Gibbons

Sooner rather than later, any other form other than digital media will be a thing of the past. It won't vanish, but let's face it, this is seemingly the way of the future.

6

Ira Glass

I'm a big Penn & Teller fan. But I myself was never very good; I was a teenage magician who performed at kids' parties. I can still perform a vanish, credibly, and I still, in special circumstances, will make a balloon animal.

7

Spalding Gray

The fact that New York continues in the face of all of the chaos, of the crime, of the madness, you just think that it would just pop and vanish, just explode.

8

Doug Henning

I don't put a girl in a box and clap my hands three times, and she's gone. I get in the box, and I vanish, and I reappear at the other side of the stage. That way, people don't think, 'That's a great illusion.' They think, 'Doug's a great magician.'

9

Tobe Hooper

Thousands of people come to LA every year, and some of them just disappear. Somebody gets them. In the States around 100,000 people vanish each year. I don't know what that means. Maybe there's something that just pulls 'em out.

10

Charles Inglis

It is the Band which unites the Interests of Individuals; it secures to them their respective Rights, and preserves them from Injuries; it is the Source of numberless Blessings, which are interrupted, or wholly vanish, the Moment it is disturbed.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VANISH»

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

Vanish: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Tess Gerritsen's The Silent Girl.

Tess Gerritsen, 2005

Vanish: A Firelight Novel

When the chance arrives to follow her heart, will she risk everything for love? In bestselling author Sophie Jordan’s dramatic follow-up to Firelight, forbidden love burns brighter than ever.

Sophie Jordan, 2011

Vanish

Three strangers, who each encounter the same mysterious storm and awake to find that everyone has vanished, eventually cross paths and discover they are being watched, but when a little boy who holds clues to the mystery disappears, the ...

Tom Pawlik, 2013

Vanish in Plain Sight

Arriving in Lancaster County to find the truth surrounding her mother's mysterious disappearance, Marisa Angelo finds an ally in the man who discovered her mother's bloodstained suitcase in the wall of the house he inherited from his uncle.

Marta Perry, 2011

Vanish

Fourteen-year-old Simone is having trouble making friends at her new school when her leadership studies class is paired with kindergarten students to mentor throughout the school year.

Karen Spafford-Fitz, 2013

Vanish with the Rose

Fearing for the safety of her missing brother, lawyer Diana Reed will do anything to get to the truth.

Barbara Michaels, 2009

Waiting to Vanish: A Novel

Young Sam, who heard his own father die, has gone silent. Narrated from a symphony of perspectives, Waiting to Vanish is the story of a family coping with devastating loss as they begin the brave, bruising business of getting on with it.

Ann Hood, 2014

The Dance That Makes You Vanish: Cultural Reconstruction in ...

Rachmi Diyah Larasati reflects on her own experiences as an Indonesian national troupe dancer from a family of persecuted female dancers and activists, examining the relationship between female dancers and the Indonesian state since 1965.

Rachmi Diyah Larasati, 2013

Even Mountains Vanish: Searching for Solace in an Age of ...

Ours is an age of extinctions; ours are the hands of the destroyers. Grief and beauty are knotted together. Curiosity and imagination are fundamental human forces. So are fear and hatred, passion and compassion. None of this is surprising.

SueEllen Campbell, 2003

Cats Vanish Slowly

Twelve reflective poems depict the elusive and mysterious personalities of cats

Ruth Tiller, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VANISH»

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

Kaboom app makes your photos and messages online vanish

Sharing photos, statuses, and messages online is easy nowadays. Doing so has actually become part of our everyday lives that whether you admit or not, you ... «Android Community, Jul 15»

Stinson Hunter: Paedophile hunter plans to "vanish" after online …

Stinson Hunter says he plans to “vanish” and have some time to himself after he was abused online for asking for money. The 33-year-old paedophile hunter ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

Snapchat artist earns £39k for miniature masterpieces that vanish …

This professional artist can earn up to £39,000 for his miniature masterpieces - which vanish after just 10 seconds. Meet Michael Platco, who has made his name ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

Tourette tics vanish on stage for Nashville performers

NASHVILLE — Jason Michaels sits on a bar stool, concealed by the dim of theater lights before a performance, and he twitches. First, his chin jerks toward his ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

Skilled workers 'may vanish' if further education budget cuts continue

Professor Alison Wolf says the UK is facing 'a serious potential crisis' due to a lack of skilled workers. Photograph: Greg Whitmore for the Observer. «The Guardian, Jun 15»

ONE® Condoms Announces Launch of VANISH™ Hyperthin …

VANISH™ was developed through a two-year collaborative process with customers, outreach organizations, and health professionals. Participants provided ... «PR Newswire, May 15»

Mentally ill patients vanish from hospital after cutbacks

Thousands of seriously mentally ill patients are absconding from care as underfunded trusts struggle to cope. More than 15,300 mentally ill patients have walked ... «The Times, May 15»

Race to save Ratty as water voles vanish from riverbanks

The water vole, inspiration for Ratty in The Wind in the Willows, has disappeared from half the canals and waterways it inhabited 15 years ago. The decline of ... «The Times, May 15»

"Game of 72" Facebook Game Challenges Teens To Vanish For 72 …

A new Facebook challenge called the Game of 72 is urging teens to vanish for 72 hours. We're not talking about simply staying off of the social media site, but ... «Techaeris, May 15»

Ladies' rooms could vanish as equality laws bite – Nury Vittachi

Ladies should enjoy the women's room while they can – it could well vanish forever. The high-speed spread of equality laws makes all forms of sexual ... «The Malaysian Insider, May 15»