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Definition of missing adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

missing

adjective
 
 
/ˈmɪsɪŋ/
 
/ˈmɪsɪŋ/
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  1.  
     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
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • entirely
    • totally
    • …
    preposition
    • from
    phrases
    • missing in action
    • missing, presumed dead
    See full entry
  2.  
     (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
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • entirely
    • totally
    • …
    preposition
    • from
    phrases
    • missing in action
    • missing, presumed dead
    See full entry
  3.  
     (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.
    see also MIA
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • go
    • discover somebody
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • entirely
    • totally
    • …
    preposition
    • from
    phrases
    • missing in action
    • missing, presumed dead
    See full entry
  4.  
     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
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • entirely
    • totally
    • …
    preposition
    • from
    phrases
    • missing in action
    • missing, presumed dead
    See full entry
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alloy
noun
 
 
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