Vanish

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

English

Etymology

Aphetic for obsolete evanish, Old French esvanir, esvaniss- (French évanouir), Vulgar Latin evanescere, from vanus, "empty".

Pronunciation

• AHD: văn'Ä­sh
• IPA: /ˈvænɪʃ/
• SAMPA: /"v@nIS/

Verb

Infinitive to vanish

Third person singular vanishes

Simple past vanished

Past participle vanished

Present participle vanishing

1. To become invisible or move out of view unnoticed.
2. ((mathematics{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) To become equal to zero.

   The function f(x)=x^2 vanishes at x=0.

Synonyms

• disappear

Translations

Afrikaans: verdwyn (1) Arabic: اختفى (’iχtáfa) Bulgarian: изчезвам (izčezvam) (1) Chinese: 消失 (xiāoshī) (1) Dutch: verdwijnen (1) Estonian: kaduma, haihtuma, hääbuma (1) Finnish: hävitä, kadota (1) French: disparaître (1) German: verschwinden (1,2) Italian: sparire, svanire (1)

Japanese: 消える (きえる, kieru) (1) Korean: 사라지다 (sarajida) Portuguese: desaparecer (1) Russian: исчезать (isčezát’) Slovak: zmiznúť (1) Spanish: desvanecerse, desaparecer (1) Swedish: försvinna

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