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lost (lôst, lŏst)
v.
Past tense and past participle of lose.

adj.

1. Unable to find one's way: a lost child.
2. 1. No longer in the possession, care, or control of someone or something: a lost pen.
   2. No longer in existence; vanished or spent: lost youth.
   3. No longer known or practiced: a lost art.
   4. Beyond reach, communication, or influence: The expedition was lost to the world for two months.
3. Not used to one's benefit or advantage: a lost opportunity.
4. Having not been or unlikely to be won; unsuccessful: a lost battle; a lost cause.
5. Beyond recovery or redemption; fallen or destroyed: a lost soul.
6. 1. Completely involved or absorbed; rapt: lost in thought.
   2. Bewildered or confused: I'm lost-can you start over?

idiom:

be lost on

1. To have no effect or influence on: Her advice was lost on me.
2. To be beyond the comprehension of: The lecture was lost on us.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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