phrasal verb · informal
get lost
UK/ɡet ˈlɒst/US/ɡet ˈlɔːst/get·LOST
speakingtask1
1) to become unable to find one's way; 2) (informal, rude) to tell someone to go away
Examples
“We got lost on the way to the museum and had to ask for directions.”
“When he started being rude, I told him to get lost.”
“It's easy to get lost in a big city if you don't have a map.”
Band 8 sentence
“We got lost in the narrow alleys of the old quarter but discovered some great cafés by chance.”
Collocations
- get lost in
- get lost on the way to
Word family
get lost phrasal verbbe lost/lose one's way verb phrase
Common mistakes
I get losted→I got lost
I am losted→I am lost / I got lost
Say it for a higher band
5lose one's way→6be lost→7+get lost
Synonyms
lose one's way
go away
Easily confused
lose one's way
“We lost our way and had to stop to ask for directions.”
go away
“He shouted 'Go away!' at the intruder.”
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