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lost

[ lawst, lost ]
/ lɔst, lɒst /
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adjective

verb (used with or without object)

simple past tense and past participle of lose.

SYNONYMS FOR lost

1 forfeited, gone, missing.
3 confused, perplexed.
4 squandered.
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Idioms for lost

    get lost, Slang.
    1. to absent oneself: I think I'll get lost before an argument starts.
    2. to stop being a nuisance: If they call again, tell them to get lost.
    lost to,
    1. no longer belonging to.
    2. no longer possible or open to: The opportunity was lost to him.
    3. insensible to: lost to all sense of duty.

OTHER WORDS FROM lost

un·lost, adjective
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Words related to lost

absent, adrift, disoriented, invisible, vanished, hidden, misplaced, wasted, obsolete, dead, absorbed, unconscious, gone, missed, lacking, strayed, wandering, forfeit, obscured, mislaid

British Dictionary definitions for lost

lost
/ (lɒst) /

adjective

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Idioms and Phrases with lost

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