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Collocation

get lost

verb + adjective (past participle) verb + adjective (past participle)

Definition

to lose your way; to not know where you are or how to reach your destination

'get lost' is a common English collocation. to lose your way; to not know where you are or how to reach your destination

Visual cue for get lost

get + lost

“If you don't use the map, you might get lost in the old town.”

Examples

  • Don't _____ lost—stay with the group.
  • I always _____ lost in big shopping malls.
  • We _____ lost on the way to the beach and had to ask for directions.
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  • If you take that side street, you could easily _____ lost.
  • She was worried her kids might _____ lost in the crowd.
  • Use GPS so you don't _____ lost at night.
  • After an hour of hiking, they realized they had _____ lost.
  • He tends to _____ lost when he drives in a new city without navigation.
  • Without clear landmarks, it's easy to _____ lost in the desert.