Lost - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |lɔːst|  American pronunciation of the word lost
Brit.  |lɒst|  British pronunciation of the word lost
- this word is a past tense form of the verb to lose
- this word is a past participle form of the verb to lose

noun

- people who are destined to die soon (syn: doomed)

adjective

- having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity (syn: confused, disoriented)
- incapable of being recovered or regained
his lost honor
- not caught with the senses or the mind (syn: missed)
words lost in the din
- deeply absorbed in thought (syn: bemused, preoccupied)
lost in thought
- perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment (syn: befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, mixed-up)
she felt lost on the first day of school
- unable to function; without help (syn: helpless)

Extra examples

He was looking for his lost keys.

Many have tried to find the ruins of the lost city.

We took a wrong turn and got lost.

Hold my hand. I don't want you to get lost.

He has been trying to recapture his lost youth.

The original music is lost to us forever.

We're well and truly lost.

'Are you lost?' the driver asked.

I got thoroughly lost on the way here.

The letter never arrived. It must have got lost in the post.

It'll be impossible to make up the lost time.

They didn't change the voting system when they had the chance and now the opportunity has been lost.

The strike has cost the company £2 million in lost revenue.

Harry just stood there, lost in thought.

Amy lay on her bed, totally lost in her book.

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