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Added 1 October 2026

lost

/lɒst/ verb

In Latin: dēsīderārī, perditus Wiktionary

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simple past and past participle of lose

adjective

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

Origin

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.

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