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got lost

got lost is the simple past 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!

See all 5 meanings of get lost

Questions about got lost

What is got lost the simple past of?
Got lost is the simple past of get lost.

Words near got lost in the dictionary

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

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