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lost

Meanings
  • adjective

    1. Having been or been about to be overcome, defeated, or subdued: having lost a battle or game.

    - "After the game, the losing team felt dejected."
    - "The company had lost money due to poor management."

  • 2. Past tense and past participle of the verb lose.

    - "She lost her keys."
    - "He lost his temper."
Pronunciation




  1. Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=676212"
  2. /lɒst/



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  3. /lɔst/



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Antonyms

find , acquire , come across , discover , find , gain , get , pick up , procure , snag , come first , win , win , gain , put on , pick up
Synonyms

leave behind , mislay , forfeit , drop , shed , ditch , drop , dump , get rid of , jettison
Rhymes
Words rhyming with lost
dose , pose , rose
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. lost () : past tense and past participle of lose

Variants
List of all variants of lost that leads to same result
lost , lostness , lostnesses , losable , losableness , losablenesses , lose , lose ground , lose her heart , lose his heart , lose it , lose its heart , lose my heart , lose one's heart , lose our heart , lose our hearts , lose their heart , lose their hearts , lose your heart , loses , loses ground , loses her heart , loses his heart , loses it , loses its heart , loses one's heart , losing , losing ground , losing her heart , losing his heart , losing it , losing its heart , losing my heart , losing one's heart , losing our heart , losing our hearts , losing their heart , losing their hearts , losing your heart , lost ground , lost her heart , lost his heart , lost it , lost its heart , lost my heart , lost one's heart , lost our heart , lost our hearts , lost their heart , lost their hearts , lost your heart , lost and found , lost and founds , lost wax , lost art , lost cause , lost for words , lost in the mail , lost in the mists of time
Forms
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loses, losing, lost

Etymology
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Old English losian ‘let go, allow to fall, lose’; related to lōsan ‘let go, allow to fall, lose’; akin to German verlieren ‘lose, lose ground, lose ground’.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'lost cause' refers to a situation where it is believed that a particular outcome is impossible or highly unlikely.

  2. In mathematics, the term 'lost factorial' refers to a factorial that is calculated incorrectly or not at all.

Related Concepts
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  1. absence: Lost is often related to the concept of absence, as one can be lost in the sense of being absent or missing.

  2. displacement: Being lost can also be seen as a form of displacement, as one is removed from their familiar surroundings or circumstances.

Culture
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In literature, the theme of being lost is prevalent in many works, such as James Joyce's 'Ulysses' and J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit'. The concept of being lost is also explored in various art forms, such as paintings and sculptures, where the subject is often depicted as isolated and alone.

How to Memorize "lost"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a game where you're trying to find your way back to the starting point. Visualize the feeling of being lost and the steps you need to take to find your way back.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word lost with the feeling of sadness or disappointment, as one might feel when they have lost something or failed at a task.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Lots Of Sad Times' to remember the definition of lost as 'having been or been about to be overcome, defeated, or subdued'.

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