|
|
Dictionary
| English |
|
|
missing person
- noun
|
MP3
|
|
|
| Definitions |
|
Def: 1.someone who has disappeared and whom the police try to find
Example: The first few hours in a missing person's search are often referred to as 'The Golden Hours': in this time quite often the missing person is found.
|
|
Def: 2. A person is deemed to be missing if there is no information concerning his or her whereabouts, or whether he or she is dead or alive, for such a prolonged period that under the circumstances there are serious doubts about his or her being alive
Example: Searching for a missing person can be a lengthy process.
|
|
|
|
| Usage note |
|
|
The plural 'person' is 'people' but in formal or official language the form 'persons' is used.
|
| Word family |
|
|
|
|
| Collocations |
|
-
report a missing person
-
search for a missing person
|
|
| See also |
|
|
|
|
| dic_connotations |
|
|
|
|
| |
|