lost verb
lost
The verb form of lost is lose
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- verb with object lost to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it. 1
- verb with object lost to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered: I just lost a dime under this sofa. 1
- verb with object lost to suffer the deprivation of: to lose one's job; to lose one's life. 1
- verb with object lost to be bereaved of by death: to lose a sister. 1
- verb with object lost to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain: to lose one's balance; to lose one's figure. 1
- verb with object lost (of a clock or watch) to run slower by: The watch loses three minutes a day. 1
- verb with object lost to give up; forfeit the possession of: to lose a fortune at the gaming table. 1
- verb with object lost to get rid of: to lose one's fear of the dark; to lose weight; She needs to lose those bangs! 1
- verb with object lost to bring to destruction or ruin (usually used passively): Ship and crew were lost. 1
- verb with object lost to condemn to hell; damn. 1
- verb with object lost to have slip from sight, hearing, attention, etc.: to lose him in the crowd. 1
- verb with object lost to stray from or become ignorant of (one's way, directions, etc.): to lose one's bearings. 1
- verb with object lost to leave far behind in a pursuit, race, etc.; outstrip: She managed to lose the other runners on the final lap of the race. 1
- verb with object lost to use to no purpose; waste: to lose time in waiting. 1
- verb with object lost to fail to have, get, catch, etc.; miss: to lose a bargain. 1
- verb with object lost to fail to win (a prize, stake, etc.): to lose a bet. 1
- verb with object lost to be defeated in (a game, lawsuit, battle, etc.): He has lost very few cases in his career as a lawyer. 1
- verb with object lost to cause the loss of: The delay lost the battle for them. 1
- verb with object lost to let (oneself) go astray, miss the way, etc.: We lost ourselves in the woods. 1
- verb with object lost to allow (oneself) to become absorbed or engrossed in something and oblivious to all else: I had lost myself in thought. 1
- verb with object lost (of a physician or other medical personnel) to fail to preserve the life of (a patient): The doctor came out of the operating room and sadly said, “So sorry. We lost him.”. 1
- verb with object lost (of a woman) to fail to be delivered of (a live baby) because of miscarriage, complications in childbirth, etc. 1
- verb without object lost to suffer loss: to lose on a contract. 1
- verb without object lost to suffer defeat or fail to win, as in a contest, race, or game: We played well, but we lost. 1
- verb without object lost to depreciate in effectiveness or in some other essential quality: a classic that loses in translation. 1
- verb without object lost (of a clock, watch, etc.) to run slow. 1
- verb lost simple past tense and past participle of lose. 0