# verschollen

verschollen is a German adjective meaning “missing”.

## In other languages

- Русский: потерявшийся, пропавший, исчезнувший

## Meanings

1. missing, lost
2. declared dead in absentia, presumed dead

## Examples

- Das verschollene Fischerboot kehrte unversehrt in den Hafen zurück. — The fishing boat which had been missing returned safely to port.
- Tom ist schon seit Monaten verschollen. — Tom has been missing for months.
- Tom ist auf See verschollen. — Tom was lost at sea.
- Tom ist in Australien verschollen. — Tom went missing in Australia.
- Tom gilt offiziell als verschollen. — Tom has officially been declared missing.

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