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lost

lost

Meaning of lost

no longer found

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EN-UK/ˈlɒst/
EN-US/ˈlɔst/
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lost with Russian translation

lost usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Мой паспорт потерян, я не могу найти его в сумке.

The passenger handed a lost passport to airport security.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

О потерянном багаже сообщили в справочной службе выдачи багажа.

The lost suitcase turned up behind the check-in desk.

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lost belongs to the topic "At the Airport". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

lostпотерянный
showerдуш
elevatorлифт
towelполотенце
TVтелевизор
viewвид
breakfastзавтрак

lost synonyms

Related words worth learning together

unaccounted for
formal phrase meaning not recorded or explained; often used in reports
gone
no longer present; neutral and general
mislaid
placed somewhere inadvertently and lost; chiefly British
confused
mentally disoriented or unsure what to do; emotional state rather than physical loss
left behind
left by someone, deliberately or accidentally; suggests someone failed to take it along
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U
🇬🇧en
unaccounted for

formal phrase meaning not recorded or explained; often used in reports

B2Often

Three passengers are unaccounted for after the flight.

🇬🇧en

no longer present; neutral and general

A2Very Often

My passport is gone from my bag.

M
🇬🇧en
mislaid

placed somewhere inadvertently and lost; chiefly British

B2Rarely

I mislaid my passport at check-in and had to look for it.

C
🇬🇧en
confused

mentally disoriented or unsure what to do; emotional state rather than physical loss

A2Very Often

I felt confused in the arrivals hall and couldn't find the exit.

L
🇬🇧en
left behind

left by someone, deliberately or accidentally; suggests someone failed to take it along

A2Often

She left her bag behind on the shuttle bus.

A
🇬🇧en
astray

off the correct path or route; often used in phrases like 'go astray'

B2Rarely

One suitcase went astray during the transfer.

V
🇬🇧en
vanished

disappeared suddenly or completely; stronger than 'lost'

B1Often

Her watch vanished from the checked luggage.

U
🇬🇧en
untraceable

cannot be located or tracked; technical or formal

B2Rarely

The missing bag is currently untraceable in the airline system.

S
🇬🇧en
strayed

wandered away from the correct place or path; often about people/animals

B1Rarely

A child strayed from their family in the terminal and airport staff helped find them.

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How to pronounce lost and what this word means

lost means lost. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce lost

/ˈlɒst/

lost translation

lost

lost examples

The passenger handed a lost passport to airport security.

lost transcription

/ˈlɒst/, /ˈlɔst/

Questions about this word

lost meaning: what does it mean?

no longer found

lost pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

lost is pronounced as /ˈlɒst/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

lost definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The passenger handed a lost passport to airport security. Translation: Мой паспорт потерян, я не могу найти его в сумке.

Is lost part of At the Airport vocabulary?

Yes, lost can be learned in the At the Airport topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is lost part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?

Yes, lost can be learned in the Travel and Leisure topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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