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went missing

went missing is the simple past 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 went missing

What is went missing the simple past of?
Went missing is the simple past of go missing.

Words near went missing in the dictionary

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

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