lost
/lɔst/
adjective
- Unable to find one's way; not knowing where you are.
- She felt lost when her phone died and she couldn't use GPS.
- The hikers got lost in the dense forest and had to use a compass.
- I was completely lost in the new city without a map.
- No longer possessed or retained because it has been taken away, destroyed, or misplaced.
- He searched everywhere for his lost wallet.
- The museum displayed artifacts lost for centuries.
- After the fire, they mourned the loss of lost family photos.
- Confused or unable to understand something.
- She looked lost when the teacher started speaking in French.
- I'm lost — can you explain that math problem again?
- The lecture was so technical that most students were lost.
- Completely absorbed or focused on something, to the point of being unaware of surroundings.
- The musician was lost in the melody, eyes closed.
- He was lost in thought and didn't hear the doorbell.
- She got lost in the novel and read for hours.
- (of time or opportunity) wasted or not used productively.
- It's a lost cause trying to convince him otherwise.
- All that waiting was lost time we could have spent working.
- The delay meant a lost opportunity to win the contract.
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verb
- Past tense and past participle of lose.
- She lost her keys somewhere in the house.
- They lost the game by a single point.
- He lost his job when the company closed.
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