missing
adjective
[ ˈmɪsɪŋ ]
• (of a thing) not able to be found because it is not in its expected place.
• "a quantity of cash has gone missing"
Opposite:
to hand,
miss
verb
• fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with (something aimed at).
• "a laser-guided bomb had missed its target"
• fail to notice, hear, or understand.
• "the villa is impossible to miss—it's right by the road"
• notice the loss or absence of.
• "he's rich—he won't miss the money"
Similar:
notice the absence of,
find missing,
• (of an engine or motor vehicle) undergo failure of ignition in one or more cylinders.
• "the motor began missing and investigation found a cracked cylinder head"
Origin:
Old English missan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German missen .
