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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
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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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·±ô´Ç²õ³Ù adjective
˜yÐÄvlog 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
Prosecutors estimate those caught up in the scheme lost around $25 million.
Property values in Pacific Palisades often top $5 million, creating concern that the tax could penalize owners who lost everything and just want to sell and move on.
Megan says her dad had been "lost" and stuck in a lifestyle which meant he did not want her around.
A car park operator that demanded £11,390 in parking charges from a driver has lost a court case and been ordered to pay thousands in costs.
Bonta’s suit said the California State University and the University of California lost eight grants that were valued at about $56 million.
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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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