Lost - English meaning

adverb

So as to float without being either moored or steered.

Usage examples:

A cargo ship went adrift

adjective

Floating without being either moored or steered.

Usage examples:

The seamen are adrift in lifeboats

adverb

Away from the correct path or direction.

Usage examples:

We went astray but a man redirected us

adverb

Away from the correct path or way of doing something

Usage examples:

Our district was led astray, and as a result, we wasted valuable resources.

adjective

Belonging to an earlier time.

Usage examples:

Relics of a bygone age

noun

A thing dating from an earlier time.

Usage examples:

The museum consists of a fascinating collection of rural bygones

adjective

Belonging to or happening in a past time

Usage examples:

The empty factories are relics of a bygone era.

adjective

No longer alive.

Usage examples:

A dead body

adverb

Absolutely; completely.

Usage examples:

You're dead right

adjective

Dead.

Usage examples:

A dear departed relative

verb

Leave, especially in order to start a journey.

Usage examples:

They departed for germany

adjective

Dead

Usage examples:

We will always remember our dear departed friends., the old man talked about the departed triumphs …

adjective

Having lost one's sense of direction; disoriented.

Usage examples:

When he emerged into the street he was totally disorientated

verb

Cause (someone) to lose their sense of direction.

Usage examples:

The fog disorientated me

verb

Past simple and past participle of disorientate

adjective

Having lost one's sense of direction; disorientated.

Usage examples:

She was so disoriented that joe had to walk her to her room

verb

Cause (someone) to lose their sense of direction; disorientate.

Usage examples:

The driving snow disoriented them

adjective

Confused and not knowing where to go or what to do

Usage examples:

Whales become disoriented in shallow water.

verb

Pay no attention to; ignore.

Usage examples:

The body of evidence is too substantial to disregard

noun

The action or state of paying no attention to something.

Usage examples:

Blatant disregard for the law

noun

Lack of consideration or respect

Usage examples:

The writer has shown a reckless disregard for the truth., the jury was told to disregard the commen…

verb

Let or make (something) fall vertically.

Usage examples:

The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun

A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.

Usage examples:

The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb

Let fall to the ground

adjective

(of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants) having no living members; no longer in existence.

Usage examples:

Trilobites and dinosaurs are extinct

adjective

No longer existing

Usage examples:

There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct., many species of plants and animals…

verb

Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.

Usage examples:

He failed in his attempt to secure election

noun

A mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test.

Usage examples:

A fail grade

verb

Lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing.

Usage examples:

Those unable to meet their taxes were liable to forfeit their estates

noun

A fine or penalty for wrongdoing.

Usage examples:

The loser must pay a forfeit

adjective

Lost or surrendered as a penalty for wrongdoing.

Usage examples:

His possessions were declared forfeit

verb

Fail to remember.

Usage examples:

He had forgotten his lines

verb

To be unable to remember; fail to remember

Usage examples:

[ t ] you’d better not forget your mother’s birthday., [ + (that) clause ] she forgot (that) she ha…

verb

Past participle of forget.

verb

Fail to remember.

Usage examples:

He had forgotten his lines

verb

To be unable to remember; fail to remember

Usage examples:

[ t ] you’d better not forget your mother’s birthday., [ + (that) clause ] she forgot (that) she ha…

adjective

Having previously been a particular thing.

Usage examples:

Her former boyfriend

noun

A person or thing that forms something.

Usage examples:

An opinion-former

adjective

Of an earlier time, but not now

Usage examples:

The former president lives on his ranch., of the two suggestions, i prefer the former.

phrasal verb

Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

phrasal verb

To stop doing or to stop having something

Usage examples:

He gave up jogging after his heart attack., although behind in the chess match, he refused to give …

phrasal verb

To stop trying to do something before you have finished, usually because it is too difficult

Usage examples:

She has a struggle trying to persuade the board to accept her proposal, but she's determined not to…

verb

Refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally.

Usage examples:

He ignored her outraged question

verb

Refuse to acknowledge

verb

To give no attention to something or someone

Usage examples:

They ignored our warnings., the mayor ignored the hecklers and went on with her speech.

verb

Unintentionally put (an object) where it cannot readily be found and so lose it temporarily.

Usage examples:

I seem to have mislaid my car keys

verb

Put (an object) in the wrong place and so lose it temporarily.

Usage examples:

I'm sure the jewellery has just been misplaced, and not stolen

verb

To lose something, esp. temporarily, by forgetting where you put it

Usage examples:

I am always misplacing my eyeglasses.

verb

To lose something temporarily by forgetting where you have put it

Usage examples:

She misplaced her keys so often that her secretary used to carry spare ones for her.

verb

Fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with (something aimed at).

Usage examples:

A laser-guided bomb had missed its target

noun

A failure to hit, catch, or reach something.

Usage examples:

The penalty miss cost us the game

noun

A title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl, or to that of a married woman retaining her maiden name for professional purposes.

Usage examples:

Miss hazel armstrong

verb

Fail to care for properly.

Usage examples:

The old churchyard has been sadly neglected

noun

The state of being uncared for.

Usage examples:

The place had a hopeless air of neglect

noun

The particular path something such as an aircraft or ship takes as it moves, or the path along which a river flows

Usage examples:

A southern course will take our flight over texas., the ship was blown off course (= away from its …

noun

A series of lessons on a particular subject

Usage examples:

Course in/on sth we provide courses in commerce, finance, and basic marketing., during the course, …

idiom

Not making good progress and possibly in danger of failing

Usage examples:

When it comes to taking medication, if you're not in a stable living environment it's easy to get o…

adjective

Having lived for a long time; no longer young.

Usage examples:

The old man lay propped up on cushions

Having lived for a long time or attained a specific age

adjective

Relating to former times.

Usage examples:

The olden days

adjective

From a long time ago

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Olden times/days

adjective

Old-fashioned.

Usage examples:

An outmoded victorian building

verb

Fail to notice.

Usage examples:

He seems to have overlooked one important fact

noun

A commanding position or view.

Usage examples:

The overlook to the townsite

verb

To have or give a view of something from above

Usage examples:

Our hotel room overlooked the harbor., his film was nominated for an oscar, but reiner himself was …

adjective

No longer fashionable; out of date.

Usage examples:

Minis are passé—the best skirts are knee-length

adjective

No longer fashionable

Usage examples:

Writing personal letters, unfortunately, is passé.

adjective

Gone by in time and no longer existing.

Usage examples:

The danger is now past

noun

The time before the moment of speaking or writing.

Usage examples:

She found it hard to make ends meet in the past

preposition

To or on the further side of.

Usage examples:

He rode on past the crossroads

adjective

Existing or occurring before in time or order.

Usage examples:

She looked tired after her exertions of the previous evening

noun

Previous convictions; a criminal record.

Usage examples:

He's got previous—theft and wounding

adjective

Happening or existing before the one mentioned

Usage examples:

The previous owner of the house added a back porch., she was previously employed as a tour guide.

verb

Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.

Usage examples:

£100m of taxpayers' money has been squandered on administering the tax

verb

To waste money, or to use something valuable that you have a limited amount of in a bad or foolish way

Usage examples:

Government should not squander the taxpayers’ money., don’t squander your opportunities when you ar…

verb

To waste large amounts of money or other resources

Usage examples:

Fifty-five percent of likely voters are convinced that much of the state's tax money is being squan…

verb

Move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.

Usage examples:

Dog owners are urged not to allow their dogs to stray

adjective

Not in the right place; separated from the group or target.

Usage examples:

He pushed a few stray hairs from her face

noun

A stray person or thing, especially a domestic animal.

Usage examples:

The former stray, who had been mr boffey's companion for the past three years, was later found unha…

adjective

Not remembered.

Usage examples:

He spoke to me at my apartment and other unrecalled specific occasions

adjective

Not remembered; forgotten.

Usage examples:

They lived according to social codes now utterly unremembered

adjective

Not remembered

Usage examples:

Borglum, now largely unremembered, was responsible for the presidents' heads on mount rushmore., sh…

verb

Disappear suddenly and completely.

Usage examples:

Moira vanished without trace

adjective

Not now present or existing

Usage examples:

The temple ruins are a distant reminder of a vanished empire.

verb

Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Usage examples:

We can't afford to waste electricity

adjective

(of a material, substance, or by-product) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process.

Usage examples:

Ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly

noun

An act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Usage examples:

It's a waste of time trying to argue with him