lost

CEFRA2

/lɒst/

adjective · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Unable to find your way or no longer having something.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.

Examples

  • One million people lost their lives in the war.

  • I have lost my wallet.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /lɔsʈ/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. In an unknown location; unable to be found.

  2. Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of lose

More examples

In context

  • We always get lost in London.

  • Deep beneath the ocean, the Titanic was lost to the world.

  • The children were soon lost in the forest.

Quick test

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She blank her wallet while she was shopping at the store yesterday.

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Origin

adjective

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.