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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!" Similar
- 2. denoting something that has been taken away or cannot be recovered: "if only one could recapture one's lost youth" Similar
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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.
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.
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:
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.
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. Not used to one's benefit or advantage: a lost opportunity.
12 meanings: 1. unable to be found or recovered 2. unable to find one's way or ascertain one's whereabouts 3. confused,.... Click for more definitions.
LOST definition: 1. not knowing where you are or where you should go: 2. If something is lost, no one knows where…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of lost adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
You use lost to refer to a period or state of affairs that existed in the past and no longer exists. He seemed to pine for his lost youth. They are links to a lost age.
