missing A2 Topic:Time US /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #718 Meanings 1 adj Not where it should be; lost and unable to be found. I can't find one of my missing socks. 2 adj Not present when it should be. A page is missing from this book. 3 adj (Of a person) whose whereabouts are unknown. The child had been missing for a week. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not where it should be;... lostabsent 2 adj · not present when it should be. absent Word family Derived forms missinglymissingnessnonmissing Common collocations missing person Adjective + noun Etymology AI details By surface analysis, miss + -ing. Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # missing **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 718 ## Meanings 1. Not where it should be; lost and unable to be found. 2. Not present when it should be. 3. (Of a person) whose whereabouts are unknown. ## Examples - I can't find one of my missing socks. - A page is missing from this book. - The child had been missing for a week. ## Derived Forms - missingly - missingness - nonmissing ## Etymology By surface analysis, miss + -ing. ## AI Etymology By surface analysis, miss + -ing. In present-day English its meanings include not where it should be; lost and unable to be found, not present when it should be, and whose whereabouts are unknown. Related and derived forms include missingly, missingness, and nonmissing. ## Topics - Time markdown