lost

Meaning

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A1
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.

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lose

<tabs><tab title="Verb"><p><ol><li>To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability.</li><li>To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability.</li><li>To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability.</li><li>To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability.</li><li>To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability.</li><li>To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability.</li><li>To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.</li><li>To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).</li><li>To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.</li><li>To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.</li><li>To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).</li><li>(informal) To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.</li><li>Of a clock, to run slower than expected.</li><li>To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.</li><li>To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.</li></ol></p></tab><tab title="Noun"><p>Fame, renown; praise.</p></tab></tabs>

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