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lost
- /lɒst/ Canada, UK
- /lɔst/ British, Southern, Standard
- /lɔst/ Australia
- [lɔ̟st] New Zealand
- /lɔsʈ/ South Asia
- /lɔːst/ UK, dated
- /lɔst/ US
- /lɑst/ Atlantic Canada, US, cot caught merger
- /lɑsʈ/ South Asia
Sounds like last (trap–bath split)
Where it comes from
From Middle English loste, losede (preterite) and Middle English lost, ilost, ilosed (past participle), from Old English losode (preterite) and Old English losod, ġelosod, equivalent to lose + -t.
verb los' · loss
- simple past and past participle of lose
adjective loster · more lost · lostest · most lost · los' · loss
- Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way. The children were soon lost in the forest.
- In an unknown location; unable to be found. Deep beneath the ocean, the Titanic was lost to the world.
- Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible. an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd
- Parted with; no longer held or possessed. a lost limb; lost honour
- Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered. a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit; no time should be lost
- Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope. a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul
- Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible. lost to shame; lost to all sense of honour
- Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as not to notice external things. to be lost in thought
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: doomed, missing, preoccupied, disoriented, mislaid, wasted, misplaced, destroyed, mixed-up, hopeless, bewildered, confused, cursed, confounded, befuddled, perplexed
Translations
Every language
adj unable to find one's way
| Español | perdido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 길을 잃어버리다 gireul ireobeorida, 길을 잃다 gireul ilta |
| 中文 | 迷路 mílù |
| Português | perdido |
| Français | perdu |
| Deutsch | verirrt, verloren, umher irrend, orientierungslos |
| Italiano | perso |
| Ελληνικά | χαμένος chaménos |
| Română | pierdut |
| Русский | заблуди́вшийся zabludívšijsja |
| Tiếng Việt | lạc |
| العربية | ضَائِع ḍāʔiʕ, مَفْقود mafqud |
| עברית | אבוד a'vud, אבודה a'vuda |
adj in an unknown location
| Español | perdido |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 被遺失 /被遗失 bèiyíshī |
| Português | perdido, extraviado |
| Français | perdu |
| Deutsch | verschollen, verloren, verirrt |
| Italiano | perso, smarrito |
| Ελληνικά | χαμένος chaménos |
| Русский | поте́рянный potérjannyj, расте́рянный rastérjannyj, пропа́вший propávšij |
| Tiếng Việt | thất lạc |
adj not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible
| Deutsch | unauffindbar |
|---|---|
| Русский | пропа́вший из ви́ду propávšij iz vídu, исче́знувший из по́ля зре́ния isčéznuvšij iz pólja zrénija |
adj parted with; no longer held or possessed
| Deutsch | verloren, verlustig, weg, -los |
|---|---|
| Русский | утра́ченный utráčennyj |
adj not employed or enjoyed; thrown away
| Deutsch | rausgeschmissen, rausgeworfen |
|---|
adj ruined or destroyed
| Русский | погибший pogibšij, падший padšij, пропадший propadšij, разбитый razbityj |
|---|
adj occupied with, or under the influence of, something
| Русский | погружённый pogružónnyj |
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@misc{lost_2026,
title = {lost},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lost},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
