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gets lost

gets lost is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get lost.

Meaning of get lost

Verb

get lost (third-person singular simple present gets lost, present participle getting lost, simple past got lost, past participle (UK) got lost or (US) gotten lost)

  1. (intransitive) To lose one's way.
    • Don't you have a map? How did we get lost?
  2. (intransitive) To go missing; to be in a location unknown to someone who is looking for it.
    • My keys got lost while I was out today.
  3. (intransitive) To be absent, to seem to be absent.
    • The violins get lost with the rest of the music.
  4. (idiomatic, intransitive, usually in imperative and reported speech) To exit from the scene.
    • I don't want to have to tell you again: Get lost!

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Questions about gets lost

What is gets lost the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets lost is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get lost.

Words near gets lost in the dictionary

  1. gets it twisted
  2. gets it up
  3. gets laid
  4. gets late
  5. gets life
  6. gets lost
  7. gets lucky
  8. gets Mario Karted
  9. gets married
  10. gets medieval
  11. gets misty

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