Meaning of lost in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions
  4. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    lost

    Definitions

    1. having lost your bearings

    Examples

    • « confused as to time or place or personal identity »
    • « I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway »
    • « the anesthetic left her completely disoriented »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. incapable of being recovered or regained

    Examples

    • « his lost honor »

    Synonyms

  3. 3. not caught with the senses or the mind

    Examples

    • « words lost in the din »

    Synonyms

  4. 4. no longer known

    Examples

    • « irretrievable »
    • « a forgotten art »
    • « a lost art »
    • « lost civilizations »

    Synonyms

  5. 5. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements

    Examples

    • « filled with bewilderment »
    • « obviously bemused by his questions »
    • « bewildered and confused »
    • « a cloudy and confounded philosopher »
    • « just a mixed-up kid »
    • « she felt lost on the first day of school »

    Synonyms

  6. 6. unable to function

    Examples

    • « without help »

    Synonyms

  7. Noun

    lost

    Definitions

    1. people who are destined to die soon

    Examples

    • « the agony of the doomed was in his voice »

  8. Qualitative Adjective

    lost

    Definitions

    1. no longer in your possession or control

    Examples

    • « unable to be found or recovered »
    • « a lost child »
    • « lost friends »
    • « his lost book »
    • « lost opportunities »

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  9. 2. spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed

    Examples

    • « lost souls »
    • « a lost generation »
    • « a lost ship »
    • « the lost platoon »

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  10. 3. not gained or won

    Examples

    • « a lost battle »
    • « a lost prize »

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Famous quotes

  • « A lost election can have the jolt of a drop through the gallows door, leading to a dark night of the soul in which the future presses down like a cloud that will never lift. »
    James Wolcott
  • « It's a little known fact that one in three family pets gets lost during its lifetime, and approximately 9 million pets enter shelters each year. That's why it's a wonderful thing to get your pet microchipped and registered with your contact information because then they can be located and the owners can track where their pets are. »
    Betty White
  • « Four men are missing R., Sorel and two emigrants. They set out this morning after buffalo, and have not yet made their appearance whether killed or lost, we cannot tell. »
    Francis Parkman
  • « It would be sad if we lost our instinct and our courage to love and protect. »
    Emeli Sande
  • « Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. It's the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And that someone else's pain is as meaningful as your own. »
    Barbara Kingsolver

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