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vanish

/ˈvænɪʃ/verb

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अचानक गायब हो जाना, लुप्त हो जाना

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verb
  1. 1

    [I]

    to disappear suddenly and in a way that you cannot explain

    अचानक गायब हो जाना, लुप्त हो जाना

    • The magician's assistant vanished from the box.
    • The money vanished from the drawer overnight.
    • The thief vanished into the crowd.
    + 2 more examples
    • My keys vanished again, and we searched the house for an hour.
    • The aeroplane vanished from the radar screen.

    Synonyms disappear evaporate melt away dissolve fade away

    Opposite appear emerge materialize surface

  2. 2

    [I]

    to stop existing

    समाप्त हो जाना, मिट जाना

    • Many old crafts have vanished in a generation.
    • Her fears vanished when she saw the familiar face.
    • The old forests of the valley are vanishing fast.
    + 2 more examples
    • Her smile vanished when she heard the bad news.
    • The tiger is in danger of vanishing from the wild.

    Synonyms die out cease disappear be lost

    Opposite survive persist remain

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

vanish + from / into / without trace

From names the place left, into names the place or thing that hides it, and without trace stresses that nothing remains.

'From' छोड़े गए स्थान, 'into' छिपाने वाले स्थान या वस्तु, और 'without trace' यह बताता है कि कुछ भी शेष नहीं रहा।

  • The thief vanished into the crowd.
  • The old coins vanished from the museum without trace.

vanish (intransitive only)

Vanish never takes a direct object and has no passive; use make disappear for causing it.

'Vanish' अकर्मक है, उसका कर्म नहीं होता और passive भी नहीं बनता; किसी को ग़ायब करने के लिए 'make disappear' प्रयोग करें।

  • The magician made the scarf disappear.
  • My worries vanished when I saw the result.

vanish + adverbial of time / manner

Adverbs such as suddenly, quickly, completely and gradually describe the way something vanishes.

Suddenly, quickly, completely और gradually जैसे adverbs बताते हैं कि कोई वस्तु किस प्रकार लुप्त होती है।

  • The mist vanished completely by nine o'clock.

vanishing (adjective)

Vanishing before a noun means disappearing or becoming rare, as in vanishing species.

Noun से पहले 'vanishing' का अर्थ लुप्त होता हुआ या दुर्लभ होता हुआ है, जैसे vanishing species।

  • The tiger is a vanishing species in many forests.
+Collocations 4

adverb + vanish

suddenlycompletelyquicklymysteriouslygradually

  • The boy mysteriously vanished from the camp.

vanish + preposition

into thin airinto the nightfrom sightfrom viewwithout trace

  • The train vanished from sight in the fog.

noun + vanish

hopefearsmileevidencemoney

  • Her smile vanished when she saw the paper.

vanishing + noun

actpointcreamspeciestrick

  • The magician's vanishing act amazed the children.
“More examples 5
  • The snow on the hills vanishes by the end of April.

पहाड़ियों की बर्फ़ अप्रैल के अंत तक गायब हो जाती है।

  • All the files vanished when the computer crashed.

computer के क्रैश होते ही सारी फ़ाइलें गायब हो गईं।

  • The thief vanished into the narrow lanes of the old city.

चोर पुराने शहर की संकरी गलियों में गायब हो गया।

  • Many traditional crafts are vanishing in our villages.

हमारे गाँवों में अनेक पारंपरिक शिल्प लुप्त हो रहे हैं।

  • His doubts vanished after the teacher explained the concept.

अध्यापक के Concept समझाने के बाद उसकी शंकाएँ दूर हो गईं।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The magician vanished the coin.

✓ The magician made the coin vanish.

Vanish is intransitive in standard English, so it cannot take an object.

मानक अंग्रेज़ी में 'vanish' अकर्मक है, इसलिए उसका object नहीं हो सकता।

✗ The ball was vanished from the field.

✓ The ball vanished from the field.

Vanish has no passive form.

'Vanish' का passive रूप नहीं होता।

✗ He vanished to the crowd.

✓ He vanished into the crowd.

To show movement that hides something inside a group or mass, use into.

भीड़ या समूह के भीतर छिप जाने की गति के लिए 'into' आता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

All describe things going out of sight, but they differ in suddenness and permanence.

सभी का अर्थ दृष्टि से ओझल होना है, पर आकस्मिकता और स्थायित्व में भिन्न हैं।

vanish

To disappear suddenly or completely, often mysteriously.

अचानक या पूरी तरह, प्रायः रहस्यमय ढंग से गायब होना।

  • The tiger vanished into the forest.

disappear

The general word for going out of sight or no longer existing.

दृष्टि से ओझल होने या न रहने के लिए सामान्य शब्द।

  • My pen has disappeared.

fade

To disappear slowly by losing colour, sound or strength.

रंग, ध्वनि या शक्ति खोकर धीरे-धीरे गायब होना।

  • The colour of the saree faded.
Idioms 1

vanish into thin air

to disappear completely and mysteriously

हवा में गायब हो जाना, बिना निशान छोड़े लुप्त होना

  • The thief vanished into thin air with the necklace.
◇Word family
vanishing adj.vanishing point noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

disappear evaporate melt away dissolve fade away die out cease be lost

Antonyms

appear emerge materialize surface survive persist remain

AaSpelling

van·ish

With -ish (like finish and punish; not 'vanishe'); do not confuse with varnish (a protective coating) or banish (send away).

अंत में -ish (finish और punish की तरह; 'vanishe' गलत है); इसे varnish (सुरक्षात्मक परत) या banish (निर्वासित करना) से भ्रमित न करें।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Vanish into thin air; a vanishing species (nearly extinct).

Idiom 'vanish into thin air'; a vanishing species (लगभग विलुप्त)।