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gotten lost

gotten lost is the past participle 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 gotten lost

What is gotten lost the past participle of?
Gotten lost is the past participle of get lost.

Words near gotten lost in the dictionary

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

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