Lost

Word LOST
Character 4
Hyphenation lost
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Lost"

What do we mean by lost?

Unable to find one's way. adjective

No longer in the possession, care, or control of someone or something. adjective

No longer in existence; vanished or spent. adjective

No longer known or practiced. adjective

Beyond reach, communication, or influence. adjective

Not used to one's benefit or advantage. adjective

Having not been or unlikely to be won; unsuccessful. adjective

Beyond recovery or redemption; fallen or destroyed. adjective

Completely involved or absorbed; rapt. adjective

Bewildered or confused. adjective

(be lost on) To have no effect or influence on. idiom

(be lost on) To be beyond the comprehension of. idiom

Parted with unwillingly or by misadventure; not to be found; no longer held or possessed; no longer kept in knowledge or remembrance: as, a lost book; a lost limb; a lost fortune.

Not won or gained; missed: as, a lost prize; a lost chance.

Not employed or enjoyed; not effectually or profitably used; misspent; wasted: as, a lost day; a lost opportunity.

Ruined; destroyed; consumed or wasted away, whether physically or morally: as, lost health; lost honor.

Spiritually ruined; abandoned morally; in theology, finally shut out from salvation or eternal life; damned: as, a lost soul.

To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.

To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.

To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).

To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.

To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.

To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).

To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.

Of a clock, to run slower than expected.

(ditransitive) To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.

To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.

To cause to part with; to deprive of.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Lost

The word "lost" in example sentences

The dance for which many a princeling lost his kingdom..lost his wife home and family. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And again, he adviseth to circumspection and care, even in the smallest matters; because, sometimes, _A little neglect may breed great mischief_; adding, _for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost_; being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for want of a little care about a horseshoe nail! ❋ C. A. Bogardus (N/A)

The efforts of the woman to find the lost piece represent what Jesus did, when he left heaven, and took our nature upon him, and came as "the Son of man to _seek and to save that which was lost_." ❋ Richard Newton (N/A)

Shall any of these heathen among whom I dwell, rise up at that awful season -- stretch out their hands towards you, and say, There stand the children who might have sent us the Bible, but they did not send it; and now we must be lost -- _lost for ever! ❋ Dr. John Scudder (N/A)

It would be terrible _to be lost to have been lost_ in the forest. ❋ Thomas Wood (N/A)

From there on the trail is lost -- lost -- _lost_, I tell you! ❋ Unknown (1918)

What I lost -- Ah! what I _lost_ was respect for "-- Blair choked --" for the institution that had deluded me. ❋ Zane Grey (1905)

'And then there are the lost sheep,' said Rosalie, 'full of sin, and far away from the fold; they don't love the Good Shepherd, and sometimes they don't even know that they _are lost_. ❋ O. F. Walton (1894)

As I heard "The Voice that breathed o'er Eden" and saw the bride of twenty-five advance up the aisle to meet the bridegroom of forty-five awaiting her deeply flushed, in a distorted white waistcoat -- I had mercilessly alluded to his white waistcoat as an error of judgment -- I gave myself up for lost; _and I was lost_. ❋ Mary Cholmondeley (1892)

I have had such a misfortune -- I have lost -- just now, on my way to or from the bank, I don't know which -- I have _lost_ dearest mother's -- your grandmother's old watch! ❋ Mrs. Molesworth (1880)

He used to say it was singular that the courts would hold that a man never lost his right to property that had been stolen from him, but that he instantly _lost his right to himself_ if he was stolen. ❋ Unknown (1878)

At present those papers are lost -- _lost_ for practical purposes. ❋ Robert Browning (1850)

II. iv.35 (184,7) [lost and worn] Though _lost and worn_ may means _lost and worn out_, yet _lost and won_ being, I think, better, these two words coming usually and naturally together, and the alteration being very slight, I would so read in this place with Sir Tho. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

Irony lost in 140 chars. legallyheidi @adamjschmidt just caught up on #lost and said: ❋ Unknown (2010)

Lots of WTF moments. akosnitzky @cellguru I didnt watch Lost either chandlerq17 @gberken he was on lost like 3 seasons ago too, he got whacked with a gun lol. teddziuba RT @misc: My first-ever #lost theory: when you're ❋ Unknown (2010)

_got and lost Tiger_; _lost the hawk Hero_, _which_, _with the geese_, _was given away_, _and is doubtless dead_, _for when I came back from Brussels I inquired on all hands and could_ _hear nothing of him_. ❋ Clement King Shorter (1891)

Some never see the land again, but are swept out into the storm and darkness, and are lost, -- _lost_! " ❋ Various (N/A)

His head scraping even with the tree limbs, his expression lost in the murk, all except for the inhuman animal eyes. ❋ Alix Rickloff (2011)

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