lost.
Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.
Meaning & usage
Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.
The children were soon lost in the forest.
In an unknown location; unable to be found.
Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible.
Parted with; no longer held or possessed.
Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered.
Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope.
Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible.
Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as not to notice external things.
Where this word comes from
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.
simple past and past participle of lose
Where this word comes from
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.
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