lost

Verb

simple past and past participle of lose

Adj

1. Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.
2. In an unknown location; unable to be found.
3. Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible.
4. Parted with; no longer held or possessed.
5. Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered.
6. Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope.
7. Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible.
8. Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as not to notice external things.

lose

• Verb
• Noun

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɒst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: loste

Inherited from Middle English: lost

Inherited from Old English: losode

Inherited from Old English: losod

In summary

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.

Synonyms

disappear

confused

😕

missing

bewildered

stray

ruined

disappeared

gone

wasted

strayed

vanish

bemused

destroyed

lose one’s way

perish

befuddled

astray

vanished

decayed

doomed

disoriented

hide

confounded

😖

lose

mixed-up

mazed

perished

perplexed

baffled

misplaced

missed

preoccupied

gone astray

at sea

get lost

deprived

wandering

washed-up

deep in thought

slip away

puzzled

done for

nonplussed

diminished

helpless

hopeless

fallen

failed

forgotten

fail

Translations

perso

perdu

perdido

perduto

verloren

verloren

égaré

perdido

χαμένος

kwijt

confuso

😕

extraviado

perdut

vervlogen

se perdre

Sentences

She may be lost .

He never lost an election .

Four sailors died instantly and another two were lost overboard .

Later in the round , Richmond lost to the North Melbourne by a large margin .

After Democrats lost their House majority , Wainwright was elected deputy minority leader .