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lost
[ lawst, lost ]
adjective
- no longer possessed or retained:
lost friends.
Synonyms: ,
- no longer to be found:
lost articles.
- having gone astray or missed the way; bewildered as to place, direction, etc.:
lost children.
Synonyms: ,
- not used to good purpose, as opportunities, time, or labor; wasted:
a lost advantage.
- being something that someone has failed to win:
a lost prize.
- ending in or attended with defeat:
a lost battle.
- destroyed or ruined:
lost ships.
He seems lost in thought.
the lost look of a man trapped and afraid.
verb (used with or without object)
- simple past tense and past participle of lose.
lost
/ 濒蓲蝉迟 /
adjective
- unable to be found or recovered
- unable to find one's way or ascertain one's whereabouts
- confused, bewildered, or helpless
he is lost in discussions of theory
- sometimes foll by on not utilized, noticed, or taken advantage of (by)
rational arguments are lost on her
- no longer possessed or existing because of defeat, misfortune, or the passage of time
a lost art
- destroyed physically
the lost platoon
- foll by to no longer available or open (to)
- foll by to insensible or impervious (to a sense of shame, justice, etc)
- foll by in engrossed (in)
he was lost in his book
- morally fallen
a lost woman
- damned
a lost soul
- get lost informal.usually imperative go away and stay away
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 耻苍路濒辞蝉迟顎 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of lost1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
- 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.
More idioms and phrases containing lost
- get lost
- he who hesitates is lost
- make up for lost time
- no love lost
- you've lost me
- lose
Example Sentences
It also made amends to some degree for a disappointing sprint result, where he lost the lead at the start and then was hit by Verstappen's car in the pits and finished seventh.
As a result, Labour lost seats to Reform at much the same rate as the Conservatives, a pattern that cost Labour control of the one council they were defending, Doncaster.
As a result of his suspension, Zhao lost his place on the World Snooker Tour and his professional status, although he has secured his card to return to the elite tour next term.
"I came here with not much form, I lost in the first round in the past few tournaments, but I wasn't really too concerned," Williams added.
After spending hours getting lost in the vast aisles and nibbling on free samples, I ended my trip with a visit to the famed food court.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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