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Meaning of lost in English

lost
adjective
uk
/lɒst/ us
/lɑːst/

lost adjective (PLACE UNKNOWN)

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A2
not knowing where you are and how to get to a place:
get lost I got lost in the New York subway system.
You look lost - can I help you?
B1
If something is lost, no one knows where it is:
get lost Things tend to get lost when you move.
Mikey turned up with the lost book.
Lost: black cat with white paws.
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lost adjective (CONFUSED)

C1
not confident and not knowing what to do in a particular situation:
It was his first day in the office and he seemed a little lost.
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lost adjective (ATTENTION)

be lost in something
giving so much attention to what you are doing that you are not conscious of anything else that is happening around you:
Ann was completely lost in her book.
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Idioms

be lost for words
be lost on someone
be lost without someone/something
get lost!
lost in the shuffle
(Definition of lost from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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lost
adjective
us
/lɔst/

lost adjective (CANNOT BE FOUND)

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(of a person) unable to find your way, or (of an item) not to be found:
a lost child/pet/earring
We got lost on the way home.
fig. I’d be lost without you (= I would not know what to do).

lost adjective (CONFUSED)

confused, or not able to understand or appreciate:
His explanation was so complicated, I got lost after the first example.
Everyone else thought it was funny, but that joke was lost on me.
lost
us
/lɔst/

lost (LOSE)

past simple and past participle of lose
(Definition of lost from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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不明地方, 迷路的，走失的, 丟失的，失蹤的…
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不明地方, 迷路的，走失的, 丢失的，失踪的…
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perdido, perdido/da [masculine-feminine, singular]…
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perdido, perdido/-da…
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हरवणे, विसरणे, मागे पडणे…
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“lose” の過去、過去分詞形, 道に迷った, 紛失した…
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kaybolmuş, kayıp, yitik…
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perdu/-ue, égaré/-ée, perdu…
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zoekgeraakt, verloren, verdwaald…
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நீங்கள் எங்கிருக்கிறீர்கள், அல்லது ஒரு இடத்திற்கு எப்படி செல்வது என்று தெரியாமல் இருப்பது, ஏதாவது தொலைந்துவிட்டால்…
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भटक जाना, खो जाना, खोया हुआ…
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ભૂલું પડવું, ખોવાઈ જવું, મુંઝાયેલું હોવું…
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tabt, mistet, fortabt…
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förlorad, borttappad, förspilld…
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hilang, kalah, disia-siakan…
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verloren, verirrt…
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som har gått seg bort, borte, forsvunnet…
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گم شدہ, بھٹکا ہوا, چھوٹ جانا…
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загублений, втрачений, програний…
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తప్పిపోవటం, పోగొట్టుకోవడం, నమ్మకం లేకపోవడం…
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পথ হারিয়ে ফেলা হয়েছে এমন, হারানো জিনিসপত্র খুঁজে না পাওয়া বোঝাতে ব্যবহৃত, আত্মবিশ্বাসী নন…
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ztracený, prohraný, zbloudilý…
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hilang, kalah, terbuang…
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สูญหาย, ที่พ่ายแพ้, ที่สูญเปล่า…
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lạc mất, thua, lãng phí…
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zbłąkany, zgubiony, ≈ zgubić się…
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“lose”의 과거, 과거 분사형, 길을 잃은…
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passato semplice e participio passato di “lose”, perso…
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