Lost (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
  2. no longer to be found: lost articles.
  3. having gone astray or missed the way; bewildered as to place, direction, etc.: lost children.
  4. not used to good purpose, as opportunities, time, or labor; wasted: a lost advantage.
  5. being something that someone has failed to win: a lost prize.
  6. ending in or attended with defeat: a lost battle.
  7. destroyed or ruined: lost ships.
  8. preoccupied; rapt: He seems lost in thought.
  9. distracted; distraught; desperate; hopeless: the lost look of a man trapped and afraid.
verb (used with or without object)
  1. simple past tense and past participle of lose.
Idioms
  1. get lost, Slang.
    • to absent oneself: I think I'll get lost before an argument starts.
    • to stop being a nuisance: If they call again, tell them to get lost.
  2. lost to,
    • no longer belonging to.
    • no longer possible or open to: The opportunity was lost to him.
    • insensible to: lost to all sense of duty.
adjective
  1. unable to be found or recovered
  2. unable to find one's way or ascertain one's whereabouts
  3. confused, bewildered, or helpless
  4. not utilized, noticed, or taken advantage of (by)
  5. no longer possessed or existing because of defeat, misfortune, or the passage of time
  6. destroyed physically
  7. no longer available or open (to)
  8. insensible or impervious (to a sense of shame, justice, etc)
  9. engrossed (in)
  10. morally fallen
  11. damned
  12. go away and stay away
Lost (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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