lost

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /lɔst/ UK /lɒst/ See IPA manual

Freq #341

Meanings

1

adj
Unable to find your way.

The children were soon lost in the forest.
2

adj
In a place that cannot be found; missing.

My keys have been lost for days.
3

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

Their lost honour could never be regained.

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Synonyms

3 adj · no longer owned, held, or... irrecoverableunrecoverable

Word family

Derived forms lostawaylostlinglostnessunlost

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Phrases (1)

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long lost
Lost or out of contact for a long period before being found again.

Adverb + adjective

Proverbs (7)

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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.

loste Middle English lost Middle English losode Old English losod Old English

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# lost

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /lɔst/
**IPA (UK):** /lɒst/
**Frequency rank:** 341

## Meanings
1. Unable to find your way.
2. In a place that cannot be found; missing.
3. No longer owned, held, or able to be recovered.

## Examples
- The children were soon lost in the forest.
- My keys have been lost for days.
- Their lost honour could never be regained.

## Derived Forms
- lostaway
- lostling
- lostness
- unlost

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: loste
- Root: lost
- Root: losode
- Root: losod

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Lost comes 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. In present-day English its meanings include unable to find your way, in a place that cannot be found; missing, and no longer owned, held, or able to be recovered. The historical chain runs through loste (Middle English), lost (Middle English), losode (Old English), and losod (Old English). Related and derived forms include lostaway, lostling, and lostness.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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