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simple past and past participle of loseform-ofparticiplepast
lost
lɒst8 senses · 111 ms
Level B1Oxford 3000
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Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.
- The children were soon lost in the forest.
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In an unknown location; unable to be found.
- Deep beneath the ocean, the Titanic was lost to the world.
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Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible.
- an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd
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Parted with; no longer held or possessed.
- a lost limb; lost honour
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Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered.
- a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit; no time should be lost
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Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope.
- a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul
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Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible.
- lost to shame; lost to all sense of honour
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Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as not to notice external things.
- to be lost in thought