missing meaning
missing :
not found, not present
adjective
▪ The book is missing.
▪ The book is not found.
▪ He has a missing shoe.
▪ He has a shoe that is not there.
paraphrasing
▪ lost – not found
▪ absent – not present
▪ gone – not there
▪ vanished – disappeared
missing :
to not be present, to not find
verb
▪ She is missing her keys.
▪ She cannot find her keys.
▪ They are missing the meeting.
▪ They are not attending the meeting.
paraphrasing
▪ lose – to not have
▪ skip – to not attend
▪ overlook – to not notice
▪ forget – to not remember
Pronunciation
missing [ˈmɪs.ɪŋ]
The stress is on 'miss' and sounds like 'mis-sing'.
Common phrases and grammar about missing
missing - Common meaning
adjective
not found, not present
verb
to not be present, to not find
Part of Speech Changes for "missing"
▪ miss (verb) – to not be present or to not find
▪ missed (adjective) – not attended or not found
Common Expressions with "missing"
▪ missing person – someone not found
▪ missing item – something not present
▪ missing link – a needed connection not found
▪ missing out – not experiencing something
Important examples of missing in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, missing often means not found or absent.
Example of a confusing word: miss (to fail to hit or reach)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, missing is often used as an adjective to describe something absent.
missing
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
missing in action
used to describe someone not found during a mission.
missing the boat
means 'missing an opportunity'.
Differences between similar words and missing
missing
,
lost
differences
Missing means not found or absent, while lost means not found and cannot be located.
missing
,
absent
differences
Missing can mean not found or not present, while absent specifically means not present.
Words with the same origin as missing
The origin of missing
The word's etymology is not clear.
Word structure
The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.
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