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miss·ing
 missing
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- pronunciation:
- mI
sIng
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
When something is missing, it is not where it usually is, or it is not where it is supposed to be. If your chair has two missing legs, you can't sit on your chair! You will fall down.
Max's baby sister has a missing front tooth. It's OK, though, because she will grow a new one soon. |
| definition 2: |
When your keys are missing, you don't know where they are. You can't find them. If your ring is missing, it is not a good thing. Maybe you lost it or somebody took it.
Our dog was missing for three days, but we finally found him.- similar words:
- lost
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| related words: |
absent |
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