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gone missing

gone missing is the past participle of go missing.

Meaning of go missing

Verb

go missing (third-person singular simple present goes missing, present participle going missing, simple past went missing, past participle gone missing)

  1. To disappear without explanation; to become lost.
    • United's defence went missing in the 47th minute when Kolarov and Negredo combined and the predatory Aguero was once more the beneficiary with a simple side-footed finish.2013 September 22, Phil McNulty, “Man City 4-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport

Questions about gone missing

What is gone missing the past participle of?
Gone missing is the past participle of go missing.

Words near gone missing in the dictionary

  1. gone left
  2. gone like a dream
  3. gone long
  4. gone mad
  5. gone mental
  6. gone missing
  7. gone moggy
  8. gone nap
  9. gone nap on
  10. gone narrow
  11. gone native

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