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- pronunciation:
- lawst
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last
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
no longer possessed; not able to be found.
They finally found their lost puppy.- synonyms:
- mislaid, misplaced, missing
- similar words:
- absent, forfeited, gone, stray
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| definition 2: |
not won.
The basketball team was unhappy about the lost games this season.- similar words:
- failed, forfeited, hopeless
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| definition 3: |
not held on to or kept in existence.
He thought of his year in prison as lost time.- synonyms:
- forgotten
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| definition 4: |
not knowing where one is.
We left the path and were lost in the woods.- synonyms:
- astray
- similar words:
- adrift, at sea, off the track, stray
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| definition 5: |
ruined or destroyed.
They were afraid that the ship would be lost in the storm.- synonyms:
- destroyed, ruined
- similar words:
- wrecked
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| definition 6: |
not used; wasted.
If he doesn't go to camp, it will be a lost opportunity.- synonyms:
- missed, wasted
- similar words:
- down the drain, misused
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| definition: |
past tense and past participle of lose.
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