disappear
pronunciation
How to pronounce disappear in British English:
UK [ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)]
How to pronounce disappear in American English:
US [ˌdɪsəˈpɪr]
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- Verb:
- get lost, especially without warning or explanation
- become invisible or unnoticeable
- cease to exist
- become less intense and fade away gradually
Word Origin
- disappear (v.)
- early 15c., disaperen, from dis- "do the opposite of" + appear. Earlier was disparish (early 15c.), from French disparaiss-, stem of disparaître. Transitive sense. "cause to disappear," is from 1897 in chemistry; by 1948 of inconvenient persons. Related: Disappeared; disappearing; disappears. Slang disappearing act is originally of magic shows; in figurative sense of "getting away" first attested 1913.
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Example
- 1. And they disappear in the blink of an eye .
- 2. How long do countries have until their populations disappear ?
- 3. How did david copperfield make the statue of liberty disappear ?
- 4. The waiting list would disappear overnight .
- 5. When they open the door of their house they disappear .