goes missing
Cannot be found
Goes missing means to disappear or become lost, especially when the disappearance is unexplained or alarming.
The phrase is common in news reports about people: A teenager goes missing from her home.
It can also apply to objects: Important documents have gone missing from the file.
More frequent in British than American English, where "goes missing" sometimes sounds slightly foreign to American ears.
- vanishesCeases to be visible
- searchAct of seeking
- disappearPass from visibility
- unaccountedNot included or explained
- absentNot in attendance
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