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1. : not made use of, won, or claimed. a lost opportunity. 2. a. : no longer possessed. a lost reputation. b. : no longer known. a lost tunnel. 3. : ruined or destroyed physically or morally : desperate. a lost soul. 4. a. : taken away or beyond reach or attainment : denied. regions lost to the faith. b. : insensible, hardened. lost to shame. 5. a.
Lost definition: no longer possessed or retained. See examples of LOST used in a sentence.
LOST definition: 1. not knowing where you are and how to get to a place: 2. If something is lost, no one knows…. Learn more.
1. Unable to find one's way: a lost child. 2. a. No longer in the possession, care, or control of someone or something: a lost pen. b. No longer in existence; vanished or spent: lost youth. c. No longer known or practiced: a lost art.
adjective. no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered. “a lost child”. “ lost friends”. “his lost book”. “ lost opportunities”. synonyms: mislaid, misplaced. lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place.
If you describe something as lost, you mean that you no longer have it or it no longer exists. ...their lost homeland. ...a lost job or promotion. The sense of community is lost. The riots will also mean lost income for Los Angeles County. Synonyms: gone, finished, destroyed, vanished More Synonyms of lost. 7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Definition of lost adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
LOST definition: 1. not knowing where you are or where you should go: 2. If something is lost, no one knows where…. Learn more.
1. : unable to be found. He was looking for his lost keys. lost baggage/luggage. Many have tried to find the ruins of the lost city. — see also long-lost. 2. : not knowing where you are or how to get to where you want to go : unable to find your way. The child was lost. We took a wrong turn and got lost. a lost puppy. Hold my hand.
absent, forfeited, gone, stray. definition 2: not won. The basketball team was unhappy about the lost games this season. similar words: failed, forfeited, hopeless. definition 3: not used or not used well; missed or wasted. He thought of his year in prison as lost time.
