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   Lost

   /lôst/

   

   verb

   • 1. past and past participle of lose

   adjective

   • 1. unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts: "Help! We're lost!" Similar strayastrayoff-courseoff-trackoff the right trackdisorientateddisorientedhaving lost one's bearingsadriftgoing around in circlesat sea
   • ▪ unable to be found: "he turned up with my lost golf clubs" Similar missingstrayedgone missing/astraymislaidmisplacedvanisheddisappearedforgottennowhere to be foundabsentnot presentgone
   • ▪ (of a person) very confused or insecure or in great difficulties: "she stood there clutching a drink, feeling completely lost"
   • 2. denoting something that has been taken away or cannot be recovered: "if only one could recapture one's lost youth" Similar bygonepastformerone-timepreviousoldoldendepartedvanishedforgottenunrememberedunrecalledconsigned to oblivionextinctdeadlost and gonelost in timeout of dateoutmodedpassé
   • ▪ (of time or an opportunity) not used advantageously; wasted: "the decision meant a lost opportunity to create 200 jobs" Similar missedforfeitedneglectedwastedsquandereddissipatedgone by the boardinformal:down the drain
   • ▪ having perished or been destroyed: "a memorial to the lost crewmen" Similar extinctdied outdefunctvanishedgoneperisheddestroyedwiped outruinedwreckedcrushedfinisheddemolishedobliteratedeffacedexterminatederadicatedannihilatedextirpated
   • 3. (of a game or contest) in which a defeat has been sustained: "the lost election of 1994"

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   • Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! LOST meaning: 1. not knowing where you are and how to get to a place: 2. If something is lost, no one knows…. Learn more.

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   What does loss mean?

   • 1. the act or fact of losing. suffering from loss of memory; the loss (= death) of our friend. 2. something which is lost. It was only after he was dead that we realized what a loss he was. 3. the amount ( especially of money) which is lost. a loss of 500 pounds. 1. missing; no longer to be found. a lost ticket.

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   What is the past tense of lost?

   • v. Past tense and past participle of lose. 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. d.

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   What does it mean if a person is lost?

   • The adjective lost describes anything that can't be found, like your favorite pair of sunglasses that you left on a table at the library and never saw again. Beloved hand-knit scarves can be lost, and so can wandering pet goats. A person can get lost in the unfamiliar, winding streets of a strange city.

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   adjective. no longer possessed or retained: lost friends. Synonyms: past, former. no longer to be found: lost articles. having gone astray or missed the way; bewildered as to place, direction, etc.: lost children. Synonyms: missing, absent. not used to good purpose, as opportunities, time, or labor; wasted: a lost advantage.

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   Lost is the past tense and past participle of lose, meaning to cease to have or find something or someone. It can also mean to be unable to find one's way, to be confused, to be defeated, or to be spiritually or physically doomed.

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   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.

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   no longer possessed or retained: lost friends. no longer to be found: lost articles. having gone astray or missed the way; bewildered as to place, direction, etc.: lost children.