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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLOST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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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   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.

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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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   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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLOST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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]

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › lostLost - definition of lost by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 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. 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.

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   lost meaning, definition, what is lost: the past tense and past participle of lo...: Learn more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishLOST | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    LOST definition: 1. not knowing where you are or where you should go: 2. If something is lost, no one knows where…. Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishlost adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of lost adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.