INDEX:
1. to be lost
2. to become lost
3. a place where it is easy to get lost
RELATED WORDS
when you can’t find something : ↑ LOSE
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1. to be lost
▷ be lost /biː ˈlɒstǁ-ˈlɔːst/ [verb phrase]
to not know where you are, or not know the way to the place that you want to go to :
▪ Excuse me, I’m lost. Could you tell me where the station is, please?
▪ Eventually the three children realized they were lost.
▷ not know where you are /nɒt nəʊ ˌweəʳ juː ˈɑːʳ/ [verb phrase not in progressive]
if you do not know where you are, you do not recognize the place that you are in :
▪ I really don’t know where we are - can I take a look at the map.
▪ By this time she no longer knew where she was, and was beginning to panic.
2. to become lost
▷ get lost /ˌget ˈlɒstǁ-ˈlɔːst/ [verb phrase]
▪ I’ll give you a map so that you don’t get lost.
▪ Sorry we’re so late. We got lost.
▷ lose your way /ˌluːz jɔːʳ ˈweɪ/ [verb phrase]
if you lose your way, you go in the wrong direction or take the wrong road when you are trying to go somewhere :
▪ The climbers had lost their way in the dark.
▪ If you lose your way, just stop and ask someone.
▷ lose your bearings /ˌluːz jɔːʳ ˈbe ə rɪŋz/ [verb phrase]
to become confused about which direction you should be going in, in a place that you do not know well :
▪ She soon lost her bearings in the dense forest.
▪ I was trying to get to the A22 and lost my bearings a bit in all the country lanes.
3. a place where it is easy to get lost
▷ maze/labyrinth /meɪz, ˈlæbərɪnθ/ [countable noun]
a place where it is very easy to become lost, because it has a large number of paths, passages, or narrow streets that cross each other :
maze/labyrinth of
▪ The old town is a labyrinth of narrow streets, with shops selling everything you could imagine.
▪ The complex is a maze of car-ramps and driveways with signs pointing in all directions.