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- n people who are destined to die soon
- v fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat - v fail to win
We lost the battle but we won the war - v suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
She lost her husband in the war
The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her - v place (something) where one cannot find it again
- v miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
I've lost my glasses again! - v allow to go out of sight
The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light - v fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment! - v fail to get or obtain
I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad - v retreat
- v fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
We lost part of what he said - v be set at a disadvantage
- a no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
a lost child
lost friends
his lost book
lost opportunities - s having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
- a spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
lost souls
a lost generation
a lost ship
the lost platoon - a not gained or won
a lost battle
a lost prize - s incapable of being recovered or regained
his lost honor - s not caught with the senses or the mind
words lost in the din - s deeply absorbed in thought
lost in thought - s perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
she felt lost on the first day of school - s unable to function; without help
- A British scholar-adventurer says he knows the location of the lost Ark, or at least the last earthly connection we have to it.
- In the hills of Mizoram, some locals are convinced they are descended from one of the 10 lost tribes of Israel.