missing A2 Topic:Describing Qualities 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 Appears in Phrases (1) See all missing person someone whose location is unknown and who is being sought Adjective + noun Etymology AI details By surface analysis, miss + -ing. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Describing Qualities markdown