missing
intermediateB1/ˈmɪsɪŋ/ · miss-ing
Not present or accounted for; absent.
Meanings
Not present or accounted for; absent.
موجود نہیں یا حساب میں نہیں؛ غائب۔
غائب
gha'ib
Synonyms
Common Collocations
- missing person
- missing link
- missing out
Example Sentences
The missing documents were never found.
غائب دستاویزات کبھی نہیں ملیں۔
Gha'ib dastawaizat kabhi nahi milein.
She felt a missing part of her life.
اس نے اپنے زندگی کا ایک غائب حصہ محسوس کیا۔
Us ne apne zindagi ka aik gha'ib hissa mehsoos kiya.
The case of the missing child remains unsolved.
غائب بچے کا مقدمہ حل نہیں ہوا۔
Gha'ib bachay ka muqadma hal nahi hua.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'missing' as something that evokes 'missing out' on experiences.
Picture a puzzle with a missing piece, representing something incomplete.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
نہ آؤ تو غم نہ ہو، ہے کہیں تم بھی غائب، جگر کی تنگی ہے، دل کی ہنر ناک میں۔
Na aao to gham na ho, hai kahin tum bhi gha'ib, jigar ki tangi hai, dil ki hunar naak mein.
If you don't come, there's no sorrow, you are somewhere missing too; tightness of the liver, in the skill of the heart.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
آں غائب کی خبر نہیں ہے۔
Ain gha'ib ki khabar nahi hai.
There is no news of the absent.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old English "missan" — to fail to hit
First known use: 15th century
The word 'missing' has evolved from its Old English roots where it was closely associated with the concept of failure to achieve or obtain. Over time, it has broadened to represent absence in various contexts.