lost
Meaning
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simple past and past participle of lose
Synonyms
lose one’s way
deep in thought
in a fog
bereft of
lack of
look behind
run slowly
feel abandoned
be defeated in the war
made to perish
pe-rished
at a loss what to do
introuvable
lose your way
walk around aimlessly
cy millered
abortive
beyond hope
cease to exist
crazy about
difficult to understand
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lɒst/
Etymology
From Middle English loste, losede (preterite) and Middle English lost, ilost, ilosed (past participle), from Old English losode (preterite) and Old English losod, ġelosod, equivalent to lose + -t.
New
lose
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- To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability.
- To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability.
- To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability.
- To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability.
- To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability.
- To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability.
- To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
- To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
- To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
- To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
- To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
- (informal) To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
- Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
- To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
- To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
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