lost

[ lawst, lost ]
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adjective
  1. no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.

  2. no longer to be found: lost articles.

  1. having gone astray or missed the way; bewildered as to place, direction, etc.: lost children.

  2. not used to good purpose, as opportunities, time, or labor; wasted: a lost advantage.

  3. being something that someone has failed to win: a lost prize.

  4. ending in or attended with defeat: a lost battle.

  5. destroyed or ruined: lost ships.

  6. preoccupied; rapt: He seems lost in thought.

  7. distracted; distraught; desperate; hopeless: the lost look of a man trapped and afraid.

verb (used with or without object)
  1. simple past tense and past participle of lose.

Idioms about lost

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

Origin of lost

1
First recorded in 1530–40, for the adjective

Other words for lost

Opposites for lost

Other words from lost

  • un·lost, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for lost

lost

/ (lɒst) /


adjective
  1. unable to be found or recovered

  2. unable to find one's way or ascertain one's whereabouts

  1. confused, bewildered, or helpless: he is lost in discussions of theory

  2. (sometimes foll by on) not utilized, noticed, or taken advantage of (by): rational arguments are lost on her

  3. no longer possessed or existing because of defeat, misfortune, or the passage of time: a lost art

  4. destroyed physically: the lost platoon

  5. (foll by to) no longer available or open (to)

  6. (foll by to) insensible or impervious (to a sense of shame, justice, etc)

  7. (foll by in) engrossed (in): he was lost in his book

  8. morally fallen: a lost woman

  9. damned: a lost soul

  10. get lost (usually imperative) informal go away and stay away

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Other Idioms and Phrases with lost

lost

In addition to the idioms beginning with lost

  • lost cause
  • lost in the shuffle
  • lost in thought
  • lost on one

also see:

  • get lost
  • he who hesitates is lost
  • make up for lost time
  • no love lost
  • you've lost me

Also seelose.

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