Get lost

verb

Word Frequency: 1.7

Definitions

1.verbTo lose one's way.

"Don't you have a map? How did we get lost?"

2.verbTo be absent, to seem to be absent.

"The violins get lost with the rest of the music."

3.verb(usually in imperative and reported speech) To exit from the scene.

"I don't want to have to tell you again: Get lost!"

4.interjection(dismissal) Used to rudely tell somebody to go away or leave one alone.

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