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lost
/lɒst/
/lɔst/
verb
To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.
He lost his hearing in the explosion.
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To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
I lost my way in the forest.
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To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
We lost the football match.
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To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
Mission control lost the satellite as its signal died down.
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To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
We managed to lose our pursuers in the forest.
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To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
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To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
When we get into the building, please lose the hat.
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Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
It's already 5:30? My watch must have lost a few minutes.
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(ditransitive) To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
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To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
I lost a part of what he said.
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To cause to part with; to deprive of.
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adjective
Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.
The children were soon lost in the forest.
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In an unknown location; unable to be found.
Deep beneath the ocean, the Titanic was lost to the world.
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Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible.
an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd
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Parted with; no longer held or possessed.
a lost limb; lost honour
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Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered.
a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit
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Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope.
a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul
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Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible.
lost to shame; lost to all sense of honour
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Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as not to notice external things.
to be lost in thought
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