missing
/ˈmɪsɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण मिसिंग
गायब, खोया हुआ
Core word
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that cannot be found or that is not in its usual place
गायब, खोया हुआ
- The police are searching for the missing child.
- My purse has gone missing.
- Two pages are missing from this book.
+ 3 more examples
- There is a missing card in this pack.
- The missing keys were found under the sofa.
- Fire engines are looking for the missing boat.
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not included, often when it should have been
छूटा हुआ, जो होना चाहिए पर नहीं है
- Fill in the missing words.
- Radhika added the missing details to the form.
- Find the missing number in the series.
+ 2 more examples
- One ingredient is missing from the list.
- The missing information was added later.
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(of a person) not present after a battle or an accident, but not known to have been killed
लापता
- Three soldiers are still missing.
- He was reported missing in action.
- Hundreds of people were reported missing after the floods.
+ 2 more examples
- Rescue teams are still looking for the missing climbers.
- He has been missing since the storm.
Synonyms unaccounted for
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
missing (adjective): lost or absent
Use it for something that cannot be found or is not in its usual place.
जो चीज़ मिल नहीं रही या अपनी सामान्य जगह पर नहीं है, उसके लिए 'missing' आता है।
- My purse is missing.
- There is a page missing from this book.
missing: be / go missing
'Be missing' states the situation; 'go missing' describes the moment it becomes lost.
'Be missing' स्थिति बताता है; 'go missing' उस क्षण का वर्णन करता है जब कोई चीज़ खो जाती है।
- Two files are missing.
- The child went missing in the fair.
missing + noun / noun + missing
It can come before a noun (a missing page) or after it (the page missing).
यह noun से पहले (a missing page) या उसके बाद (the page missing) आ सकता है।
- The missing page was found in the drawer.
- There are three questions missing.
missing from / in action
Use 'from' to say what the thing is absent from; 'missing in action' is used for soldiers.
यह बताने के लिए कि चीज़ कहाँ से गायब है, 'from' आता है; सैनिकों के लिए 'missing in action' प्रयुक्त होता है।
- One letter is missing from the word.
- Three soldiers were reported missing in action.
+Collocations 4
missing + noun
personlinkpiecepagechild
- The police filed a missing person report.
go / be / report missing
gobereportdeclarefind
- The fisherman has been missing since Monday.
adverb + missing
stillmysteriouslysuddenlycompletelyconspicuously
- The key witness is still missing.
missing + from
from the listfrom the pagefrom the reportfrom the roomfrom the dataset
- My name is missing from the merit list.
“More examples 5
- The villagers launched a search for the missing boy.
ग्रामीणों ने लापता लड़के की तलाश शुरू की।
- Find the missing number in the series: 2, 4, 8, ?, 32.
श्रृंखला में लुप्त संख्या ज्ञात कीजिए: 2, 4, 8, ?, 32।
- Radhika noticed that her roll number was missing from the hall ticket.
राधिका ने देखा कि हॉल टिकट से उसका रोल नंबर गायब था।
- The missing link in the argument was a clear example.
तर्क की छूटी हुई कड़ी एक स्पष्ट उदाहरण थी।
- Missing the last train, we stayed at the station.
आखिरी रेलगाड़ी छूट जाने के कारण हम स्टेशन पर ही रुक गए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ A page is missed from my book.
✓ A page is missing from my book.
Use the adjective 'missing' for something that is absent; 'missed' comes from the verb miss.
कोई चीज़ अनुपस्थित हो तो adjective 'missing' आता है; 'missed' verb 'miss' से बना है।
✗ Three students are missing in the list.
✓ Three students are missing from the list.
Use 'from' for what the thing is absent from.
जहाँ से कोई चीज़ अनुपस्थित हो, उसके लिए 'from' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives all show something not there, but they differ in how and why it is not there.
ये सभी adjectives किसी चीज़ का न होना दिखाते हैं, पर अंतर यह है कि वह कैसे और क्यों नहीं है।
Not in its place or not found, and often expected to be there.
अपनी जगह पर नहीं या मिल नहीं रहा, और प्रायः वहाँ होने की अपेक्षा थी।
- My book is missing.
Not present at a place or event where someone is expected, used mostly for people.
उस जगह या कार्यक्रम में उपस्थित नहीं जहाँ होने की अपेक्षा थी, प्रायः व्यक्तियों के लिए।
- He was absent from class.
No longer possessed, or unable to find the way; the person or thing may be gone for good.
अब पास नहीं रहा, या रास्ता नहीं मिल रहा; वस्तु या व्यक्ति हमेशा के लिए जा भी सकता है।
- The lost wallet was never found.
¶Idioms 1
the missing link
something that is needed to complete a series or to solve a problem; an animal thought to have existed between apes and humans
कमी वाली कड़ी, लुप्त कड़ी
- The letter was the missing link in the police case.
- Scientists once searched for the missing link between apes and humans.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: missing link means a piece of information or a stage that is needed to complete a series or explain something.
Usage में missing link का अर्थ है वह जानकारी या चरण जो किसी क्रम को पूरा करने या किसी बात को समझाने के लिए ज़रूरी है।