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disappeared

v.
A2 Elementary US //ˌdɪsəˈpiɹd// UK //dˌɪsɐpˈiəd// dis·ap·peared Humorous Informal

v. to stop being visible or to go away suddenly so that you cannot find it. You use this when something is lost or when someone leaves a place without anyone noticing.

v. to cease to be visible or to pass out of existence. Intransitive — it does not take a direct object and cannot be used in the passive voice.


SIMPLE

The sun disappeared behind the clouds.

CONTEXTUAL

I left my keys on the kitchen table, but they have completely disappeared.

COMPLEX

The ancient civilization disappeared centuries ago, leaving behind only a few stone ruins and a language that no one can translate.

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The verb is intransitive and never takes a direct object. It cannot be used in the passive voice (e.g., 'was disappeared' is incorrect in standard English).

Pitfall

The keys were disappeared.The keys disappeared.Disappear is intransitive; it cannot be used in the passive voice because there is no object to become the subject.

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