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   lost

   /lɒst/

   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 round in circlesat sea
   • ▪ unable to be found: "he turned up with my lost golf clubs" Similar missingstrayedgone missing/astraymislaidmisplacedvanisheddisappearedforgottennowhere to be foundabsentnot presentgone
   • ▪ unable to understand or to cope with a situation: "she stood there clutching a drink, feeling completely lost"
   • 2. 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 died 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 1979"

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   What does lost mean?

   • Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! 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.

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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 and past participle of lose?

   • 1. Lost is the past tense and past participle of lose . If you are lost or if you get lost, you do not know where you are or are unable to find your way. Barely had I set foot in the street when I realised I was lost. I took a wrong turn and we got lost in the mountains.

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   What is a lost child?

   • 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. Beyond reach, communication, or influence: The expedition was lost to the world for two months. 3.

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   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. being something that someone has failed to win: a lost prize. ending in or attended with defeat: a lost battle. destroyed or ruined:

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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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