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lost
[ lawst, lost ]
adjective
- no longer possessed or retained:
lost friends.
Synonyms: ,
- no longer to be found:
lost articles.
- having gone astray or missed the way; bewildered as to place, direction, etc.:
lost children.
Synonyms: ,
- not used to good purpose, as opportunities, time, or labor; wasted:
a lost advantage.
- being something that someone has failed to win:
a lost prize.
- ending in or attended with defeat:
a lost battle.
- destroyed or ruined:
lost ships.
He seems lost in thought.
the lost look of a man trapped and afraid.
verb (used with or without object)
- simple past tense and past participle of lose.
lost
/ ɒ /
adjective
- unable to be found or recovered
- unable to find one's way or ascertain one's whereabouts
- confused, bewildered, or helpless
he is lost in discussions of theory
- sometimes foll by on not utilized, noticed, or taken advantage of (by)
rational arguments are lost on her
- no longer possessed or existing because of defeat, misfortune, or the passage of time
a lost art
- destroyed physically
the lost platoon
- foll by to no longer available or open (to)
- foll by to insensible or impervious (to a sense of shame, justice, etc)
- foll by in engrossed (in)
he was lost in his book
- morally fallen
a lost woman
- damned
a lost soul
- get lost informal.usually imperative go away and stay away
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·Dz adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lost1
Idioms and Phrases
- get lost, Slang.
- to absent oneself:
I think I'll get lost before an argument starts.
- to stop being a nuisance:
If they call again, tell them to get lost.
- lost to,
- no longer belonging to.
- no longer possible or open to:
The opportunity was lost to him.
- insensible to:
lost to all sense of duty.
More idioms and phrases containing lost
- get lost
- he who hesitates is lost
- make up for lost time
- no love lost
- you've lost me
- lose
Example Sentences
The sisters described Louise as devoted to her three boys, who were aged two, 11 and 13 when they lost their mum.
The trade shock impact on lost jobs and wages was remarkably persistent.
Britain's Joyce, who looked sharp at times but allowed Hrgovic to take charge, has now lost four of his last five fights.
When USC lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament a few weeks later, a frustrated Yates sat at his locker in Indianapolis, vowing that the team would return better next year.
They should have scored again when Freddie Steward broke through and fed Dan Kelly, but with the line at his mercy, the centre inexplicably fumbled forward and the chance was lost.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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