Vanish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

get lost, as without warning or explanation

become invisible or unnoticeable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈænɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈanɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈanɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈænɪʃ/.

Examples

He disappeared without a trace
The effect vanished when day broke
Time flies like an arrow

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fell vaporize go away disappear fly

Antonyms

appear

Parts of Speech

verb	get lost, as without warning or explanation “He disappeared without a trace”
verb	become invisible or unnoticeable “The effect vanished when day broke”
verb	pass away rapidly “Time flies like an arrow”
verb	cease to exist “An entire civilization vanished”
verb	decrease rapidly and disappear “the money vanished in las Vegas”

Word Forms

disappearance	noun	the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
disappearing	noun	the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
vanisher	noun	a person who disappears
vanishing	noun	a sudden or mysterious disappearance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verschwinden

verloren gehen, wie ohne Vorwarnung oder Erklärung

🇫🇷French

disparaître

se perdre, comme sans avertissement ni explication

🇪🇸Spanish

desaparecer

perderse, como sin previo aviso o explicación

🇮🇹Italian

svanire

perdersi, come senza preavviso o spiegazione

🇳🇱Dutch

verdwijnen

verdwalen, zonder waarschuwing of uitleg

🇵🇹Portuguese

desaparecer

se perder, pois sem aviso ou explicação

🇷🇺Russian

исчезнуть

заблудиться, как без предупреждения и объяснения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गायब होना

बिना किसी चेतावनी या स्पष्टीकरण के खो जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

অদৃশ্য

সতর্কতা বা ব্যাখ্যা ছাড়াই হারিয়ে যান

🇮🇳Tamil

மறைந்துவிடும்

எச்சரிக்கை அல்லது விளக்கம் இல்லாமல் தொலைந்து போங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అదృశ్యం

హెచ్చరిక లేదా వివరణ లేకుండా పోతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

गायब होणे

चेतावणी किंवा स्पष्टीकरणाशिवाय गमावले जा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અદૃશ્ય થઈ જવું

ખોવાઈ જાઓ, જેમ કે ચેતવણી અથવા સમજૂતી વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಣ್ಮರೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ವಿವರಣೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಕಳೆದುಹೋಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപ്രത്യക്ഷമാകുന്നു

മുന്നറിയിപ്പോ വിശദീകരണമോ ഇല്ലാതെ നഷ്ടപ്പെടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਾਇਬ

ਗੁਆਚ ਜਾਓ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟੀਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غائب

گم ہو جائیں، جیسا کہ انتباہ یا وضاحت کے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

消失

在没有警告或解释的情况下迷路

🇯🇵Japanese

消える

警告も説明もなく迷子になる

🇰🇷Korean

사라지다

경고나 설명 없이 길을 잃다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

biến mất

bị lạc, như không có cảnh báo hoặc giải thích

🇹🇭Thai

หายไป

หลงทางโดยไม่มีคำเตือนหรือคำอธิบาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghilang

tersesat, tanpa peringatan atau penjelasan

🇵🇭Filipino

maglaho

mawala, na parang walang babala o paliwanag

🇲🇾Malay

lenyap

tersesat, seperti tanpa amaran atau penjelasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تختفي

تضيع، كما هو الحال دون سابق إنذار أو تفسير

🇮🇷Persian

ناپدید شدن

گم شوید، همانطور که بدون هشدار یا توضیح

🇹🇷Turkish

yok olmak

hiçbir uyarı veya açıklama yapmadan kaybolmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהֵעָלֵם

ללכת לאיבוד, כמו בלי אזהרה או הסבר

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The primary meaning of 'vanish' is 'get lost, as without warning or explanation'.

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