vanish
gb/vˈænɪʃ/ us/vˈænɪʃ/
B2
Engleză
~ 7900
eltűnik, eltüntet, kihal, nulla az értéke, svá, sváhang
VERB
B2
1
eltűnik
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone]/[something] vanishes (from [a place])
The keys were on the table a minute ago, and now they have completely vanished.
A kulcsok egy perccel ezelőtt még az asztalon voltak, most pedig teljesen eltűntek.
The child vanished in the crowd before his parents could reach him.
A gyerek eltűnt a tömegben, mielőtt a szülei odaérhettek volna hozzá.
By the time the police arrived, the thief had already vanished from the scene.
The plane seemed to vanish into the clouds as it climbed higher.
She turned around for a second, and when she looked back, the dog had vanished.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The cat suddenly vanished under the bed.
A macska hirtelen eltűnt az ágy alá.
The sun vanished behind the dark clouds.
A nap eltűnt a sötét felhők mögött.
My wallet vanished from my pocket on the bus.
The man walked into the fog and then vanished.
When I turned on the light, the shadow vanished.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes say "vanish something" when they should use an intransitive pattern. In most everyday cases, say "The ring vanished" or "The ring disappeared," not "Someone vanished the ring." Also, some learners overuse "vanish" where "disappear" is more natural; "vanish" often sounds more sudden or mysterious.
Sens
disappear suddenly from sight
Colocații
vanish from sight
|vanish into thin air
|vanish without a trace
|vanish overnight
|suddenly vanish
|seem to vanish
Sinonime
disappear (The basic and most general word; slightly less dramatic than vanish.)
|
evaporate (Often suggests disappearing slowly like a liquid or gas, less about sudden magic-like disappearance.)
Antonime
appear (Means to come into sight, the opposite of going out of sight.)
|
remain (Stresses that something stays where it is instead of disappearing.)
Teme
daily life
|crime
|mystery
|movement
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To go away suddenly and fully so that people cannot see you or find you anymore.
To disappear suddenly and completely from sight or from a place, so that you can no longer see where the person or thing went.
B2
2
eltűnik
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
[something abstract] vanishes
All her confidence vanished when she saw how many people were watching.
Minden önbizalma eltűnt, amikor meglátta, hányan figyelik.
Our savings vanished after just a few months of unexpected bills.
A megtakarításaink néhány hónap alatt eltűntek a váratlan számlák miatt.
The excitement quickly vanished once the work actually began.
Any hope of catching the last train vanished when the car broke down.
His anger vanished the moment he saw how scared she was.
Exemple pentru cursanți
My fear vanished when I saw my friend.
A félelmem eltűnt, amikor megláttam a barátomat.
Her smile vanished after she read the email.
Eltűnt a mosolya, miután elolvasta az e-mailt.
Our free time has vanished since the baby was born.
All my energy vanished by the end of the day.
Their chance to win the game vanished after the red card.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use "vanish" only for physical objects. It is very common in modern English to say things like "my energy vanished," "the chance vanished," or "his fear vanished" for abstract ideas. Also, avoid saying "vanish away"; just use "vanish" on its own.
Sens
disappear completely (abstract things)
Colocații
hope vanished
|chances vanished
|money vanished
|vanish instantly
|vanish completely
|vanish in an instant
Sinonime
disappear (Common and neutral; does not carry the slightly dramatic feel that vanish can have.)
|
dissipate (Often used for feelings like fear or tension slowly going away, less sudden than vanish.)
Antonime
appear (Used for abstract things coming into existence or becoming noticeable, the opposite of vanishing.)
|
grow (For feelings or amounts increasing instead of disappearing.)
Teme
emotions
|money
|time
|society
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To stop existing or be lost completely, used for things like feelings, chances, or money.
To disappear completely in a figurative way, especially of feelings, opportunities, or other abstract things that no longer exist or can no longer be experienced.
VERB
C1
3
eltüntet
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] vanishes [something]/[someone]
The magician vanished the coin right in front of our eyes.
A bűvész a szemünk láttára tüntette el az érmét.
In the film, the criminal gang vanishes any evidence that could link them to the robbery.
A filmben a bűnbanda eltüntet minden bizonyítékot, amely összeköthetné őket a rablással.
He boasted that he could vanish a car in less than a minute.
They used fake documents to vanish the suspect’s official identity.
The illusionist vanished three volunteers from the stage and made them reappear at the back of the theater.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The magician vanished the rabbit in his hat.
A bűvész eltüntette a nyulat a kalapjában.
In the story, the wizard vanishes the tower.
A történetben a varázsló eltünteti a tornyot.
The thieves vanished the painting before the guards came.
The trick is to vanish the ball without people seeing it.
In the show, she vanishes a phone and then finds it in a shoe.
Greșeală frecventă:
Many learners do not realize that "vanish" can sometimes be used with an object. However, this transitive use is much less common and often sounds like magician or crime language. For normal situations, say "make something disappear" or use the intransitive "The ring disappeared," not "He vanished the ring" unless you want a dramatic or playful tone.
Sens
make something disappear suddenly
Colocații
vanish a coin
|vanish the rabbit
|vanish the evidence
|magician vanishes [something]
|vanish a person
|vanish a body
Sinonime
make disappear (More commonly used in everyday speech; a clear causal phrase without the playful or magical flavor of vanish.)
Antonime
produce (In a magic or trick context, means to cause something to appear instead of disappear.)
Teme
entertainment
|crime
|mystery
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To make a person or thing disappear suddenly so that people cannot see or find it.
To cause someone or something to disappear suddenly and completely, especially as part of a magic trick or by secretly removing it.
VERB
B2
4
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] is vanishing
Traditional markets are vanishing as more people shop online.
A hagyományos piacok eltűnőben vannak, mivel egyre többen vásárolnak online.
Many indigenous languages are vanishing faster than researchers can document them.
Sok őshonos nyelv gyorsabban hal ki, mint ahogy a kutatók dokumentálni tudnák őket.
The open countryside is vanishing under new housing developments.
Some scientists warn that insects are vanishing at an alarming rate.
The old customs that once defined village life are slowly vanishing.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Many animal species are vanishing because of climate change.
Sok állatfaj tűnik el az éghajlatváltozás miatt.
Old farms are vanishing as new roads are built.
Régi gazdaságok tűnnek el, ahogy új utak épülnek.
In my city, small bookshops are vanishing.
Some local languages are vanishing as people move to big cities.
Traditional games are vanishing because children play on phones now.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes choose only "disappear" or "stop" in these contexts. "Vanish" is common in news and formal writing when talking about long-term loss of cultures, species, or ways of life, often with a serious tone. Also, avoid saying "vanish little by little"; the adverb already implies gradual change, so "slowly vanish" or "are vanishing" is more natural.
Sens
gradually disappear or die out
Colocații
vanish slowly
|vanish over time
|vanishing species
|vanishing culture
|vanishing way of life
|vanish from the landscape
Sinonime
die out (Commonly used for species, languages, or customs that completely stop existing over time.)
|
fade away (Suggests becoming weaker or less noticeable; can end with total or partial loss, while vanish implies total disappearance.)
Antonime
survive (Stresses continuing to exist instead of disappearing.)
|
persist (Emphasizes remaining in existence or continuing over time.)
Teme
society
|environment
|culture
|history
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To slowly go away and not exist anymore, often used about cultures, animals, or ways of life.
To slowly disappear or stop existing, especially of traditions, cultures, species, or other things that are being lost over time.
VERB
C1
TECHNICAL
5
eltűnik
C1
Tipar de utilizare:
[function]/[quantity] vanishes (at [point]/when [condition])
The function vanishes at x = 0 and x = 2.
A függvény értéke x = 0-nál és x = 2-nél nulla.
As the temperature approaches absolute zero, the resistance of the material vanishes.
Ahogy a hőmérséklet az abszolút nulla felé közelít, az anyag ellenállása nullára csökken.
In this limit, all higher-order terms vanish.
Because the derivative vanishes at that point, the graph has a local maximum there.
The off-diagonal elements vanish due to symmetry considerations.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The graph shows that the function vanishes when x is 1.
A grafikon azt mutatja, hogy a függvény értéke x = 1-nél nulla.
In this formula, the second term vanishes if y is zero.
Ebben a képletben a második tag eltűnik, ha y értéke nulla.
As time goes on, the force vanishes in this model.
The error term vanishes for very large numbers.
If the angle is 90 degrees, the horizontal part vanishes.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may think "vanish" is only for everyday language and not realize it is a standard verb in mathematics and physics texts meaning "become zero". In this sense, it does not mean "disappear in a mysterious way"; it is a precise statement about value.
Sens
become zero in math or physics
Colocații
vanish at zero
|vanish at infinity
|vanish at x equals
|term vanishes
|quantity vanishes
|vanishes under these conditions
Sinonime
become zero (Plain technical description without the shorthand feel of vanish.)
Antonime
diverge (In mathematics, describes a quantity that grows without bound, contrasting with one that goes to zero.)
Teme
science
|mathematics
|education
Definiție
In math or science, to have the value zero at a certain point or time.
In mathematics or physics, to become exactly zero in value at a particular point or under particular conditions.
SUBSTANTIV
C2
TECHNICAL
6
Tipar de utilizare:
a vanish (after [vowel])
In some accents, the word "go" ends with a slight vanish after the main vowel.
Egyes kiejtésekben a „go” szó a fő magánhangzó után egy enyhe sváhanggal végződik.
The teacher explained that an extra central vowel vanish can appear in rapid speech.
A tanár elmagyarázta, hogy gyors beszédben egy további központi sváhang is megjelenhet.
This dialect often adds a short vanish after long high vowels.
She noted a faint schwa-like vanish at the end of the syllable.
Some learners struggle to hear the vanish that native speakers produce.
Exemple pentru cursanți
In fast speech, there can be a small vanish after the vowel.
Gyors beszédben a magánhangzó után megjelenhet egy rövid svá.
The phonetics book shows a vanish at the end of this sound.
A fonetikai könyv ennek a hangnak a végén egy svát jelöl.
The teacher said there is a very short vanish in this word.
He cannot hear the vanish that native speakers make.
A vanish is a sound that almost disappears.
Greșeală frecventă:
Most general English learners do not meet this noun sense at all and may confuse it with the verb. In specialized phonetics contexts, learners sometimes assume a vanish is a full vowel; it is actually a very short, weak sound.
Sens
very short, weak speech sound
Colocații
a short vanish
|final vanish
|vanish after a diphthong
|vanish in rapid speech
|a central vowel vanish
Sinonime
offglide (A more specific phonetic term for the short glide after a main vowel; not always identical in use to vanish but very close.)
Antonime
full vowel (A clearly pronounced vowel with full duration, the opposite of a very short, almost disappearing sound.)
Teme
language
|phonetics
|education
|communication
Definiție
In the study of speech sounds, a very short sound that is so weak it almost disappears when people speak fast.
In phonetics, a very short, weak vowel-like sound that occurs at the end of a syllable and almost disappears in rapid speech.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
vanish
IPA
GB/vˈænɪʃ/
US/vˈænɪʃ/
Silabe și accent
van - ish (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (van)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: vanish
- 3rd Person Singular: vanishes
- Present Participle: vanishing
- Past: vanished
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
vanishes
verb
vanishing
verb
vanished
verb
Core family
disappear
verb A2
disappearance
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
vanishingly
adverb
Expresii
do a vanishing act
1/dˈu ə vˈænɪʃɪŋ ˈækt/
idiom
informal
suddenly disappear to avoid something
To suddenly go away or hide so that other people cannot find you, usually to avoid work, problems, or an awkward situation.
Exemple
- Every time there is washing up to do, he does a vanishing act.
- The manager did a vanishing act when the reporters arrived.
- She did a vanishing act as soon as the bill came to the table.
vanish into thin air
1/vˈænɪʃ ˈɪntu θˈɪn ˈɛɹ/
idiom
disappear completely and mysteriously
To disappear in a way that is complete and hard to explain, so there is no sign of the person or thing.
Exemple
- The money seemed to vanish into thin air before we could track where it went.
- The hikers vanished into thin air, leaving their car and all their gear behind.
- My phone has vanished into thin air; I have checked every room twice.
vanish without a trace
1/vˈænɪʃ wɪðˈaʊt ə tɹˈeɪs/
idiom
disappear leaving no sign
To disappear so completely that there is no sign or information left about where someone or something went.
Exemple
- The boat vanished without a trace in the storm.
- After the scandal, the company’s website vanished without a trace.
- The dog escaped from the yard and vanished without a trace.
vanish into the ether
1/vˈænɪʃ ˈɪntu ðə ˈiθɚ/
idiom
literary
disappear into an unseen space
To disappear into a place that cannot be seen or reached, often used for messages or data that are lost on the internet.
Exemple
- My carefully written comment vanished into the ether when the website crashed.
- Hundreds of early emails about the project seem to have vanished into the ether.
- The document vanished into the ether after a server error.
vanish into the ether
2/vˈænɪʃ ˈɪntu ðə ˈiθɚ/
idiom
suddenly be gone completely
To suddenly go away so that no one can see or find it.
Exemple
- The documents seemed to vanish into the ether just before the audit.
- The strange light in the sky vanished into the ether after a few seconds.