missing in action
31missing */*/ — UK [ˈmɪsɪŋ] / US adjective if someone or something is missing, they are not where they should be and you do not know where they are We need to look to see if anything is missing. Police are asking for a detailed account of the missing money. The… …
32missing — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ go ▪ a woman who went missing three months ago ▪ discover sb ▪ It was six hours before the seamen were discovered missing …
33missing — adj. 1) missing from (missing from a group) 2) (misc.) missing in action (mil.); to turn up missing * * * [ mɪsɪŋ] to turn up missing (misc.) missing in action (mil.) missing from (missing from a group) …
34action — noun 1 process of doing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ decisive, effective, firm, strong, vigorous ▪ He urged the government to take decisive action against music piracy. ▪ aggressive …
35action — noun 1 DOING THINGS (U) the process of doing in order to deal with a problem or difficult situation: The union is urging strike action. | We need more action, and less talk! | take action: The police took firm action to deal with the riots. |… …
36action — ac|tion [ ækʃən ] noun *** ▸ 1 process of doing something ▸ 2 something someone does ▸ 3 movement ▸ 4 effect of drug/chemical ▸ 5 fighting in war ▸ 6 exciting events ▸ 7 events in play/movie ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount the process of doing something …
37action */*/*/ — UK [ˈækʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms action : singular action plural actions 1) [uncountable] the process of doing something, especially in order to stop a bad situation from developing or continuing Officials are not planning any drastic action.… …
38Missing — For WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles, see WP:MISSING. For editors no longer working on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Missing Wikipedians Missing or The Missing may refer to: Contents 1 Film 2 Literatur …
39Missing person — For other uses, see Missing Persons (disambiguation). A missing person is a person who has disappeared for usually unknown reasons. Missing persons photographs may be posted on bulletin boards, milk cartons, postcards, and websites, along with a… …
40missing — [[t]mɪ̱sɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: usu v link ADJ If something is missing, it is not in its usual place, and you cannot find it. It was only an hour or so later that I discovered that my gun was missing... The playing cards had gone missing. 2) ADJ If a …
