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1
: not made use of, won, or claimed
a lost opportunity
2
a
: no longer possessed
a lost reputation
b
: no longer known
a lost tunnel
3
: ruined or destroyed physically or morally : desperate
a lost soul
4
a
: taken away or beyond reach or attainment : denied
regions lost to the faith
b
: insensible, hardened
lost to shame
5
a
: unable to find the way
b
: no longer visible
lost in the crowd
c
: lacking assurance or self-confidence : helpless
lost without his glasses
6
: rapt, absorbed
lost in reverie
7
: not appreciated or understood : wasted
their jokes were lost on me
8
: obscured or overlooked during a process or activity
lost in translation
9
: hopelessly unattainable : futile
a lost cause
lostness noun

Example Sentences

He was looking for his lost keys. Many have tried to find the ruins of the lost city. We took a wrong turn and got lost. Hold my hand. I don't want you to get lost. He has been trying to recapture his lost youth. The original music is lost to us forever. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Upon learning that her lost love’s name was Josh, Styles immediately began taunting the absent figure. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 21 Aug. 2022 For people like Ned Stark and Tyrion Lannister, the Targaryens were ancient history, representing a lost era of magic mayhem. Darren Franich, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Gazing wistfully at the past can have its benefits, so long as doing so does not descend into nostalgic longing for a lost golden era that did not exist. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2022 Now the project has arrived in a post-pandemic environment where such buildings look more and more like relics of a lost era of urban life. Ian Volner, Curbed, 27 Oct. 2021 For now, all the Sox can do is send La Russa their best wishes and try to get themselves back into a division race that seems like a lost cause. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 Kentucky tends to be written off as a lost cause by left-wing politicians and organizers, a place where people are as slow to progress as the summers are humid. Chiara Brown, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2022 Billie Eilish doesn’t want the midterm elections to be a lost cause for young voters. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2022 Matt Paneth, an independent concert promoter in New York who booked the Brooklyn show, characterized Hinckley as someone who is simply trying to regain lost time. Mark Guarino, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

past participle of lose

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of lost was in the 15th century

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