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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lost /lɔst, lɑst/USA pronunciation adj. - no longer possessed:[before a noun]lost friendships.
- no longer to be found:lost articles.
- unable to find one's way:There are two lost children at the information booth.
- not used to good purpose:a lost advantage.
- not won:a lost prize.
- followed by defeat:a lost battle.
- preoccupied:[be + ~]He was lost in thought.
- distraught;
overwhelmed:the lost look of a man trapped. - wasted:[be + ~ + on + object]Your jokes were lost on him; he has no sense of humor.
v. - pt. and pp. of lose.
Idioms- Idioms get lost, [no object][Slang.]
- to leave, esp. so as to avoid trouble or conflict:Get lost; I'll take care of the boss.
- to stop being a nuisance:If he calls again, tell him to get lost.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lost (lôst, lost),USA pronunciation adj. - no longer possessed or retained:lost friends.
- no longer to be found:lost articles.
- having gone astray or missed the way;
bewildered as to place, direction, etc.:lost children. - not used to good purpose, as opportunities, time, or labor;
wasted:a lost advantage. - being something that someone has failed to win:a lost prize.
- ending in or attended with defeat:a lost battle.
- destroyed or ruined:lost ships.
- preoccupied;
rapt:He seems lost in thought. - distracted;
distraught; desperate; hopeless:the lost look of a man trapped and afraid. - Idioms get lost, [Slang.]
- to absent oneself:I think I'll get lost before an argument starts.
- to stop being a nuisance:If they call again, tell them to get lost.
- Idioms lost to:
- no longer belonging to.
- no longer possible or open to:The opportunity was lost to him.
- insensible to:lost to all sense of duty.
v.t., v.i. - pt. and pp. of lose.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged forfeited, gone, missing.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged confused, perplexed.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged squandered.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged found.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lost /lɒst/ adj - unable to be found or recovered
- unable to find one's way or ascertain one's whereabouts
- confused, bewildered, or helpless: he is lost in discussions of theory
- (sometimes followed by on) not utilized, noticed, or taken advantage of (by): rational arguments are lost on her
- no longer possessed or existing because of defeat, misfortune, or the passage of time: a lost art
- destroyed physically: the lost platoon
- (followed by to) no longer available or open (to)
- (followed by to) insensible or impervious (to a sense of shame, justice, etc)
- (followed by in) engrossed (in): he was lost in his book
- morally fallen: a lost woman
- damned: a lost soul
- get lost ⇒ (usually imperative) informal go away and stay away
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lose /luz/USA pronunciation v., lost/lɔst, lɑst/USA pronunciation los•ing. v. - to come to be without, as through accident:[~ + object]They lost all their belongings in the storm.
- to fail to keep, as by accident, usually temporarily:[~ + object]I just lost a dime under this sofa.
- to suffer the taking away of:[~ + object]to lose one's job.
- to experience the death of (someone):[not: be + ~-ing* ~ + object]He had just lost his wife to cancer.
- (of a physician) to fail to preserve the life of (a patient):[~ + object]The doctor lost a young patient.
- to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain:[~ + object]to lose a fortune by gambling.
- (of a timepiece) to run slower by:[~ + object]The watch loses three minutes a day.
- to come to have less (money) than before: [~ + object]lost a million dollars on the deal.[no object]We lost on that deal.
- to get rid of:[~ + object]to lose weight.
- to bring to destruction:[~ + object* usually: be + lost]Ship and crew were lost.
- to have (someone) slip from sight or awareness:[~ + object]The detective lost the man she was following.
- to stray from:[~ + object]to lose one's way.
- to waste:[~ + object]We have lost enough time waiting.
- to fail to gain or win:[~ + object]He lost the bet.
- to be defeated (in): [~ + object]They lost four games in a row.[no object]Our team lost again, 6-0.
- to cause the loss of: [~ + object + for + object]The delay lost the battle for them.[~ + object + object]That delay lost them the battle.
- to allow (oneself) to be absorbed in something:[~ + oneself]I had lost myself in thought.
- [~ + object]
- to fail to hear, understand, comprehend, or see:I've lost you; do you mind going over it again for me?
- to cause this to happen:I'm afraid you've lost me; do you mind going over it one more time?
- lose out, [no object] to suffer defeat or loss:Our company lost out on the deal.
Idioms- Idioms lose it, to fail to maintain one's temper, composure, or control.
lose is a verb, lost is an adjective, loss is a noun:I lost my keys. The lost sheep was found again. The company announced a small loss for the computer division. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lose (lo̅o̅z),USA pronunciation v., lost, los•ing. v.t. - to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery:I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered:I just lost a dime under this sofa.
- to suffer the deprivation of:to lose one's job; to lose one's life.
- to be bereaved of by death:to lose a sister.
- to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain:to lose one's balance; to lose one's figure.
- (of a clock or watch) to run slower by:The watch loses three minutes a day.
- to give up;
forfeit the possession of:to lose a fortune at the gaming table. - to get rid of:to lose one's fear of the dark; to lose weight.
- to bring to destruction or ruin (usually used passively):Ship and crew were lost.
- to condemn to hell;
damn. - to have slip from sight, hearing, attention, etc.:to lose him in the crowd.
- to stray from or become ignorant of (one's way, directions, etc.):to lose one's bearings.
- to leave far behind in a pursuit, race, etc.;
outstrip:She managed to lose the other runners on the final lap of the race. - to use to no purpose;
waste:to lose time in waiting. - to fail to have, get, catch, etc.;
miss:to lose a bargain. - to fail to win (a prize, stake, etc.):to lose a bet.
- to be defeated in (a game, lawsuit, battle, etc.):He has lost very few cases in his career as a lawyer.
- to cause the loss of:The delay lost the battle for them.
- to let (oneself ) go astray, miss the way, etc.:We lost ourselves in the woods.
- to allow (oneself ) to become absorbed or engrossed in something and oblivious to all else:I had lost myself in thought.
- (of a physician) to fail to preserve the life of (a patient).
- (of a woman) to fail to be delivered of (a live baby) because of miscarriage, complications in childbirth, etc.
v.i. - to suffer loss:to lose on a contract.
- to suffer defeat or fail to win, as in a contest, race, or game:We played well, but we lost.
- to depreciate in effectiveness or in some other essential quality:a classic that loses in translation.
- (of a clock, watch, etc.) to run slow.
- Idioms lose face. See face (def. 30).
- lose out, to suffer defeat or loss;
fail to obtain something desired:He got through the preliminaries, but lost out in the finals.
- bef. 900; Middle English losen, Old English -lēosan; replacing Middle English lesen, itself also reflecting Old English -lēosan; cognate with German verlieren, Gothic fraliusan to lose. See loss
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lose /luːz/ vb (loses, losing, lost)(mainly tr)- to part with or come to be without, as through theft, accident, negligence, etc
- to fail to keep or maintain: to lose one's balance
- to suffer the loss or deprivation of: to lose a parent
- to cease to have or possess
- to fail to get or make use of: to lose a chance
- (also intr) to fail to gain or win (a contest, game, etc): to lose the match
- to fail to see, hear, perceive, or understand: I lost the gist of his speech
- to waste: to lose money gambling
- to wander from so as to be unable to find: to lose one's way
- to cause the loss of: his delay lost him the battle
- to allow to go astray or out of sight: we lost him in the crowd
- (usually passive) to absorb or engross: he was lost in contemplation
- (usually passive) to cause the death or destruction of: two men were lost in the attack
- to outdistance or elude: he soon lost his pursuers
- (intransitive) to decrease or depreciate in value or effectiveness: poetry always loses in translation
- (also intr) (of a timepiece) to run slow (by a specified amount): the clock loses ten minutes every day
- (of a physician) to fail to sustain the life of (a patient)
- (of a woman) to fail to give birth to (a viable baby), esp as the result of a miscarriage
- slang to lose control of (the car), as on a bend: he lost it going into Woodcote
- lose it ⇒ slang to lose control of oneself or one's temper
Etymology: Old English losian to perish; related to Old English -lēosan as in forlēosan to forfeit. Compare looseˈlosable adj ˈlosableness n |