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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"

   Scrabble Points: 4

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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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lostLost Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of LOST is past tense and past participle of lose. How to use lost in a sentence.

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

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   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.

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   Lost definition: no longer possessed or retained. See examples of LOST used in a sentence.

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

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

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lostLost - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The adjective lost describes anything that can't be found, like your favorite pair of sunglasses that you left on a table at the library and never saw again.

8. 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.

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › lostlost | meaning of lost in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › lost_adjlost, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    lost, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarylost | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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