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lost

US UK

past participle of lose

adjective

unable to be found

He was looking for his lost keys.

lost baggage/luggage

Many have tried to find the ruins of the lost city. - see also long-lost

not knowing where you are or how to get to where you want to go :unable to find your way

The child was lost.

We took a wrong turn and got lost.

a lost puppy

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

no longer held, owned, or possessed

He has been trying to recapture his lost youth.

She's been lagging at the polls, but hopes to recover/recoup lost ground with tonight's debate. [=she hopes to gain again support she had lost]

no longer known

a lost civilization

It's a lost art.

The original music is lost to us forever.

no longer available

a lost opportunity/chance [=an opportunity that was not used]

The strike has cost the company millions in lost sales/earnings/revenue. [=sales/earnings/revenue that the company would have had if the strike had not happened]

We need to work faster to make up for lost time. [=we need to work faster because we did not get enough of the work done before now]

not won

a lost battle :not possible to win

The game was irretrievably/hopelessly lost by the end of the first half.

not capable of succeeding

Finishing the project on time seemed like a lost cause. [=finishing the project on time seemed impossible]

a not used before a noun [more ~; most ~] :lacking confidence and feeling unsure of what to do

When she first moved to the city she felt a bit lost and out of her depth.

I don't know how I ever managed without my computer: I'd be totally lost without it!

I depend on her for everything. I'd be lost without her.

very unhappy

a lost soul [=a lonely and unhappy person]

not used before a noun :so interested in something that you do not notice other things

When he's reading a book he's lost to the world. - often + in

He was lost in his book.

She was lost in thought. [=she was thinking about something and not noticing the people and things around her]

He seems to be lost in a world of his own.

lost in (a) reverie

get lost

informal :to go away :leave - used in speech as a rude or angry way to tell someone to go away; - see also 2lost 2 (above)

give someone up for lost

to decide that someone cannot be helped or saved

He was desperately ill, and most of the doctors had given him up for lost. [=most of the doctors said that he would die]

he who hesitates is lost

xem hesitate

lost for words

chiefly Brit :unable to think of anything to say

I was so surprised to see her that I was lost for words. [=(chiefly US) at a loss for words]

lost in the shuffle

xem shuffle

lost on

not appreciated or understood by (someone)

The jokes were lost on me. [=I didn't understand the jokes]

The meaning of her remark wasn't lost on him.

The message was lost on those for whom it was intended.

no love lost, very little love lost

xem love