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Etymology

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.

inherited from losod
inherited from losode
inherited from lost
inherited from loste

Definitions

simple past and past participle of lose
2
Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.
- The children were soon lost in the forest.
3
In an unknown location
In an unknown location; unable to be found.
- Deep beneath the ocean, the Titanic was lost to the world.
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1. 4
  Not perceptible to the senses
  Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible.
  - an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd
2. 5
  Parted with
  Parted with; no longer held or possessed.
  - a lost limb; lost honour
3. 6
  Not employed or enjoyed
  Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered.
  - a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit; no time should be lost
4. 7
  Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally
  Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope.
  - a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul
5. 8
  Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery
  Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible.
  - lost to shame; lost to all sense of honour
6. 9
  Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as not to notice external things.
  - to be lost in thought

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Derived

all is not lost, be lost to the four winds, get lost, he who hesitates is lost, I'm lost, long lost, lost and found, lost articles, Lostaway, lost cause, Lost Creek, Lost Dakota, lost decade, lost errand, lost for words, lost generation, lost ground, lost highway, lost in action, lost in the sauce, lost in the shuffle, lost in thought, lost in time, lost in translation, lostling, lost media, lost motion, lostness, lost neutral, lost on, lost property, lost river, lost shark, lost sheep, lost soul, lost to history, lost to the world, lost to time, lost wages, lost wax · +9 more

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A definitional loop anchored at lost. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at lost. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at lost

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