English verb: disappear | |||
| 1. | disappear (change) get lost, as without warning or explanation | ||
| Samples | He disappeared without a trace. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue disappear, These cars won't disappear | ||
| Synonyms | go away, vanish | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | absent, blow over, desorb, die, die off, die out, evanesce, fade, fade, fall, fall away, fall off, fleet, go, pass, pass off, remove, skip town, take a powder, wither | ||
| Antonyms | appear | ||
| 2. | disappear (perception) become invisible or unnoticeable | ||
| Samples | The effect vanished when day broke. | ||
| Examples | The moon will soon disappear | ||
| Synonyms | go away, vanish | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bob under, clear, dematerialise, dematerialize | ||
| 3. | disappear (change) cease to exist | ||
| Samples | An entire civilization vanished. | ||
| Synonyms | vanish | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate | ||
| Antonyms | come along, appear | ||
| 4. | disappear (change) become less intense and fade away gradually | ||
| Samples | Her resistance melted under his charm. Her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance. | ||
| Synonyms | evaporate, melt | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||