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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.
distracted; distraught; desperate; hopeless.
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
informal(usually imperative) go away and stay away
Other 51Թ Forms
- unlost adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lost1
Idioms and Phrases
get lost,
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.
Example Sentences
They will be hoping to avoid a repeat of last year when they made the same trip and lost.
Also, some of those people lost their homes so it gives them a sense of continuity and friendship.
He now knows he will not be United's first choice, having lost out to Andre Onana in the Europa League final and, in World Cup year, is eager to get regular first-team football again.
Gjert was only four when he lost his own father, and he said he lacked any role models when he became a father in his early 20s.
In recent months, the Forest Service has lost about 10% of its workforce to mass layoffs and firings.
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Related 51Թs
- absent
- adrift
- disoriented
- hidden
- invisible
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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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