lost

adjective
lŏst

Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.

Example

“The children were soon lost in the forest.”

Other meanings

In an unknown location; unable to be found.
Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible.

Example sentences

“I can't give you what you've lost.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“They lost everything in the fire that night.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“I don't want to get lost.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "losod".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “lost” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.