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1. • • (of a person) unable to find your way, or (of an item) not to be found: a lost child / pet / earring We got lost on the way home. fig. I’d be lost without you (= I would not know what to do).
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   What does it mean if something is lost?

   • If you describe something as lost, you mean that you no longer have it or it no longer exists. ...their lost homeland. The sense of community is lost. You use lost to refer to a period or state of affairs that existed in the past and no longer exists. He seemed to pine for his lost youth. They are links to a lost age.

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   What is the past tense of lost?

   • v. Past tense and past participle of lose. 1. Unable to find one's way: a lost child. 2. a. No longer in the possession, care, or control of someone or something: a lost pen. b. No longer in existence; vanished or spent: lost youth. c. No longer known or practiced: a lost art. d.

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   Where did the word lost come from?

   • The origins of the word lost come from the Proto-Indo-European leu, "to loosen, untie, or separate". The meaning "to be defeated," like when you've lost a game or lost a battle, came later, around 1530. "Lost."

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   What is a lost child?

   • 1. Unable to find one's way: a lost child. 2. a. No longer in the possession, care, or control of someone or something: a lost pen. b. No longer in existence; vanished or spent: lost youth. c. No longer known or practiced: a lost art. d. Beyond reach, communication, or influence: The expedition was lost to the world for two months. 3.

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   What does it mean if you feel lost?

   • If you feel lost, you feel very uncomfortable because you are in an unfamiliar situation. Of the funeral he remembered only the cold, the waiting, and feeling very lost. I feel lost and lonely in a strange town alone.

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   What does it mean if a sense of community is lost?

   • The sense of community is lost. You use lost to refer to a period or state of affairs that existed in the past and no longer exists. He seemed to pine for his lost youth. They are links to a lost age. If something is lost, it is not used properly and is considered wasted. Smith is not bitter about the lost opportunity to compete in the games.

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   1. Unable to find one's way: a lost child. 2. a. No longer in the possession, care, or control of someone or something: a lost pen. b. No longer in existence; vanished or spent: lost youth. c. No longer known or practiced: a lost art.

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   LOST definition: 1. not knowing where you are and how to get to a place: 2. If something is lost, no one knows…. Learn more.

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   If you describe something as lost, you mean that you no longer have it or it no longer exists. ...their lost homeland. ...a lost job or promotion. The sense of community is lost. The riots will also mean lost income for Los Angeles County. Synonyms: gone, finished, destroyed, vanished More Synonyms of lost. 7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › lostMeaning of lost – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to be unable to live or work without someone or something: She's lost without her computer. be lost on sb. If a joke or remark is lost on someone, they do not understand it. Get lost! informal. an impolite way of telling someone to go away. See also. long-lost. lost. uk / lɒst / us. past of lose.

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   There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective lost, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   1. Lost is the past tense and past participle of lose. 2. adjective. If you are lost or if you get lost, you do not know where you are or are unable to find your way. Barely had I set foot in the street when I realized I was lost. 3. adjective.

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   adjective. no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered. “a lost child”. “ lost friends”. “his lost book”. “ lost opportunities”. synonyms: mislaid, misplaced. lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place.