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getting lost

getting lost is the present participle and gerund 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 getting lost

What is getting lost the present participle and gerund of?
Getting lost is the present participle and gerund of get lost.

Words near getting lost in the dictionary

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

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