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- DictionaryLost/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!"
- 2. denoting something that has been taken away or cannot be recovered: "if only one could recapture one's lost youth"
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.
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.
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.
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.
having gone astray or missed the way; bewildered as to place, direction, etc.: lost children. 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.
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.
Definition of lost adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of lost adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
lost meaning: 1. not knowing where you are or where you should go: 2. If something is lost, no one knows where…. Learn more.
