go missing

IPA/ɡˌəʊ mˈɪsɪŋ/
IPA/ɡˌoʊ mˈɪsɪŋ/

go missing — idiom

1. if a person or thing goes missing, they can no longer be found and nobody knows

1.慣用語B1
釋義

if a person or thing goes missing, they can no longer be found and nobody knows where they are, often causing worry or suggesting that something is wrong.

例句

Aarav's cat went missing three days ago and still has not come home.

went missing + time expression

Ramón's wallet went missing from his desk sometime during the lunch break.

went missing from + place

同義詞
  • disappear

    more formal; broader in meaning — can describe anything that stops being visible

  • vanish

    more dramatic; suggests a sudden, complete disappearance

  • go AWOL

    informal, originally military slang; used only for people, and often humorous

  • be lost

    focuses on the result, not the process of becoming lost

反義詞
  • turn up

    to reappear or be found after having gone missing

  • be found

    to be located after a search

文法句型

go missing

went missing

has/have gone missing

用法筆記

Informal in register; more common in everyday speech than 'disappear.' The phrase often hints at concern or something being amiss — the missing person or thing should be findable but is not. In news reports, 'has gone missing' (present perfect) is the typical form for people who have recently disappeared.

常見錯誤

❌The documents went missed from the office.
✅The documents went missing from the office.
💡The fixed phrase is 'go missing,' never 'go missed.'
❌She has missed since Tuesday.
✅She has gone missing since Tuesday.
💡'miss' alone cannot carry this meaning; you need the full phrase 'go missing.'