lost
pronunciation
How to pronounce lost in British English:
UK [lɒst]
How to pronounce lost in American English:
US [lɔːst]
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- Noun:
- people who are destined to die soon
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- Adjective:
- no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
- having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
- spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
- not gained or won
- incapable of being recovered or regained
- not caught with the senses or the mind
- deeply absorbed in thought
- no longer known; irretrievable
- perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
- unable to function; without help
Word Origin
- lost (adj.)
- "defeated," c. 1300; "wasted, spent in vain," c. 1500; also "no longer to be found" (1520s), from past participle of lose. Lost Cause in reference to the Southern U.S. bid for independence is from the title of E.A. Pollard's history of the CSA and the rebellion (1866). Lost Generation in reference to the period 1914-18 first attested 1926 in Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises," where he credits it to Gertrude Stein. Lost-and-found as the name of a department where misplaced articles are brought or sought is by 1907.
Example
- 1. The children lost their mother .
- 2. Families have lost loved ones .
- 3. Has football lost its magic ?
- 4. However david never lost faith .
- 5. I lost some niche customers .