Lost

/lɔːst/

Meaning & Definition

verb

Past tense of lose; to have no longer or to misplace.

He lost his wallet while shopping at the mall.

To cause someone or something to be deprived of possession or use.

The team lost the game due to poor strategy.

adjective

Unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts.

After the car broke down, we realized we were lost in the middle of the forest.

No longer possessed or retained.

He searched for the lost dog for hours without any luck.

Deprived of or lacking something.

She felt lost without her best friend by her side.

Middle English, from Old English 'losian', meaning 'to lose'.

lost cause

A person or thing that has no hope of success.

lost and found

A department or area where lost items are kept.

lost in thought

Preoccupied with one's thoughts and not attentive to surroundings.

loss

The state of being deprived of or having lost something.

lossless

Referring to data compression that preserves original data values.

lose

To be deprived of or no longer have.

Out of touch or clueless.

After the breakup, he feels lost and doesn't know what to do.

Not understanding or aware of something.

I was completely lost during that lecture.