LOST


Meaning of LOST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlȯst ]

adjective

Etymology: past participle of lose

Date: 15th century

1. : not made use of, won, or claimed

2.

a. : no longer possessed

b. : no longer known

3. : ruined or destroyed physically or morally : desperate

4.

a. : taken away or beyond reach or attainment : denied

regions lost to the faith

b. : insensible , hardened

lost to shame

5.

a. : unable to find the way

b. : no longer visible

c. : lacking assurance or self-confidence : helpless

6. : rapt , absorbed

lost in reverie

7. : not appreciated or understood : wasted

their jokes were lost on me

8. : obscured or overlooked during a process or activity

lost in translation

9. : hopelessly unattainable : futile

a lost cause

• lost·ness ˈlȯs(t)-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.