lost

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Unable to find your way.

   The children were soon lost in the forest.

2. 2
   adj

   In a place that cannot be found; missing.

   My keys have been lost for days.

3. 3
   adj

   No longer owned, held, or able to be recovered.

   Their lost honour could never be regained.

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.

Topics