Phrase guide

get lost

intj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

intj

Meaning 1

Used to rudely tell somebody to go away or leave one alone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, impolite

Qualifier: dismissal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: amscray, away with you, be off with you, beat it, begone, bite me, bog off, bug off, bugger off, buzz off, clear off, do one, don't let the door hit you on the way out, forget you, fuck off, gertcha, get to fuck, get bent, get fucked, get knotted, get lost, get out of here, get outta here, get out of my face, get screwed, get stuffed, get you gone, git, go and boil your head, go and eat coke, go away, go chase yourself, go climb a tree, go fly a kite, go fuck your mother, go fuck yourself sideways, go fuck yourself, go jump in the lake, go play in the traffic, go play with yourself, go shit yourself, go suck an egg, go tell your mother she wants you, go to hell, go to Halifax, go to the devil, hadaway and shite, hence, hit the road, hop it, kick rocks, jog on, leave, leave me alone, make like a banana and split, make like a tree and leave, make yourself scarce, naff off, nick off, now go away, off you fuck, on with you, on yer bike, on your bike, piss off, pound sand, push off, rack off, scram, screw off, screw you, shoo, shove off, shit off, skedaddle, sling one's hook, sod off, split, spread out, take a flying fuck at a rolling donut, take a flying fuck, take a hike, take a long walk on a short pier, up yours, Entries in Thesaurus:leave, used as imperative verbs., Entries in :Category:English dismissals.

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To lose one's way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Don't you have a map? How did we get lost?
  • I got lost in his reasoning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To go missing; to be in a location unknown to someone who is looking for it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • My keys got lost while I was out today.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To be absent, to seem to be absent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To exit from the scene.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, intransitive

Qualifier: usually in imperative and reported speech

Examples

  • I don't want to have to tell you again: Get lost!
  • They had a row and Fred told Jack to get lost.
  • Jack did a good job of getting lost: nobody saw him for 4 years.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

226 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: voertsek — go away! — see also go away
  • Arabic: اُغْرُب عَن وَجْهِي! (uḡrub ʕan wajhī!) — go away! — see also go away
  • Arabic: إِبْتَعِد عَنِّي! (ʔibtaʕid ʕannī!) — go away! — see also go away
  • Arabic: أُغْرُبِي عَن وَجْهِي (ʔuḡrubī ʕan wajhī) — go away! — see also go away
  • Arabic: إِبْتَعِدِي عَنِّي (ʔibtaʕidī ʕannī) — go away! — see also go away
  • Armenian: ռադ եղիր (ṙad eġir) — go away! — see also go away
  • Azerbaijani: bas bayıra! — go away! — see also go away
  • Azerbaijani: rədd ol! — go away! — see also go away
  • Azerbaijani: itil burdan! — go away! — see also go away
  • Azerbaijani: yeri rədd ol! — go away! — see also go away
  • Azerbaijani: sikdir — go away! — see also go away
  • Azerbaijani: cəhənnəm ol! — go away! — see also go away
  • Bulgarian: изчезвай! (izčezvaj!) — go away! — see also go away
  • Catalan: tocar el dos — go away! — see also go away
  • Chinese Cantonese: 走開 /走开 (zau2 hoi1) — go away! — see also go away
  • Chinese Cantonese: 死開 /死开 (sei2 hoi1) — go away! — see also go away
  • Chinese Cantonese: 躝屍趌路 /𨅬尸趌路 (laan1 si1 gat6 lou6) — go away! — see also go away
  • Chinese Cantonese: 躝開! /𨅬开! (laan1 hoi1!) — go away! — see also go away
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滾! /滚! (gǔn!) — go away! — see also go away
  • Chinese Mandarin: 走開! /走开! (zǒukāi!) — go away! — see also go away
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滾開! /滚开! (gǔnkāi!) — go away! — see also go away
  • Czech: táhni — go away! — see also go away
  • Czech: zmiz — go away! — see also go away
  • Czech: kliď se — go away! — see also go away
  • Czech: ztrať se — go away! — see also go away
  • Danish: skrid! — go away! — see also go away
  • Danish: gå væk! — go away! — see also go away
  • Dutch: flikker op — go away! — see also go away
  • Finnish: häivy! — go away! — see also go away
  • Finnish: ala mennä! — go away! — see also go away
  • French: casse-toi ! — go away! — see also go away
  • French: tire-toi ! — go away! — see also go away
  • French: barre-toi ! — go away! — see also go away
  • French: va te faire ! — go away! — see also go away
  • French: va te faire voir ! — go away! — see also go away
  • French: va te faire fiche ! — go away! — see also go away
  • French: dégage ! — go away! — see also go away
  • French: fous le camp — go away! — see also go away
  • Galician: vaite! — go away! — see also go away
  • Galician: vai rañala! — go away! — see also go away
  • German: hau ab! — go away! — see also go away
  • German: geh weg! — go away! — see also go away
  • German: verschwinde! — go away! — see also go away
  • German: mach, dass du wegkommst! — go away! — see also go away
  • German: verpiss dich! — go away! — see also go away
  • German: schleich dich! — go away! — see also go away
  • German: verzieh dich! — go away! — see also go away
  • Greek: χάσου (chásou) — go away! — see also go away
  • Greek: άει χάσου (áei chásou) — go away! — see also go away
  • Hindi: दफ़ा हो जा (dafā ho jā) — go away! — see also go away
  • Indonesian: pergi! — go away! — see also go away
  • Italian: vai! — go away! — see also go away
  • Italian: sparisci! — go away! — see also go away
  • Italian: vattene! — go away! — see also go away
  • Jamaican Creole: move and gweh! — go away! — see also go away
  • Jamaican Creole: tek weh yuhself! — go away! — see also go away
  • Japanese: 消えて! (kiete!) — go away! — see also go away
  • Japanese: あっちへ行け! (atchi-e ike!) — go away! — see also go away
  • Japanese: 失せろ! (usero!) — go away! — see also go away
  • Japanese: 消えてなくなれ! (kiete nakunare!) — go away! — see also go away
  • Japanese: 消えろ! (kiero!) — go away! — see also go away
  • Korean: 꺼져 (kkeojeo) — go away! — see also go away
  • Central Kurdish: دە بِڕۆ (de birro) — go away! — see also go away
  • Ladino: arematasyon! — go away! — see also go away
  • Malay: berhambus! — go away! — see also go away
  • Malay: pergi mampus — go away! — see also go away
  • Maltese: itlaq! — go away! — see also go away
  • Maltese: mur l’hemm! — go away! — see also go away
  • Maltese: kixxi! — go away! — see also go away
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kom deg vekk! — go away! — see also go away
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kom deg vekk! — go away! — see also go away
  • Occitan: vai te'n cagar! — go away! — see also go away
  • Persian: گم شو (gom šow) — go away! — see also go away
  • Polish: spadaj! — go away! — see also go away
  • Polish: zjeżdżaj! — go away! — see also go away
  • Portuguese: vá/vai embora! — go away! — see also go away
  • Portuguese: se/te manda! — go away! — see also go away
  • Portuguese: vaza! — go away! — see also go away
  • Punjabi: ਪਰਾਂ ਮਰ (parā̃ mar) — go away! — see also go away
  • Punjabi: ਦਫ਼ਾ ਹੋ (dafā ho) — go away! — see also go away
  • Punjabi: ਦਫ਼ਾ ਹੋ ਜਾ (dafā ho jā) — go away! — see also go away
  • Punjabi: ਜਾ ਮਰ (jā mar) — go away! — see also go away
  • Punjabi: پراں مر (parā̃ mar) — go away! — see also go away
  • Punjabi: دفع ہو (dafa ho) — go away! — see also go away
  • Punjabi: دفع ہو جا (dafa ho ja) — go away! — see also go away
  • Punjabi: جا مر (jā mar) — go away! — see also go away
  • Romanian: lasă-mă-n pace! — go away! — see also go away
  • Romanian: dispare! — go away! — see also go away
  • Russian: пошёл во́н! (pošól vón) — go away! — see also go away
  • Russian: пошла́ во́н! (pošlá vón) — go away! — see also go away
  • Russian: убира́йся! (ubirájsja) — go away! — see also go away
  • Russian: исче́зни! (isčézni) — go away! — see also go away
  • Russian: кати́сь! (katísʹ) — go away! — see also go away
  • Russian: прова́ливай! (proválivaj) — go away! — see also go away
  • Russian: отвали́! (otvalí) — go away! — see also go away
  • Serbo-Croatian: губи се! (gubi se!) — go away! — see also go away
  • Spanish: piérdete — go away! — see also go away
  • Swahili: potelea — go away! — see also go away
  • Swedish: stick! — go away! — see also go away
  • Swedish: försvinn! — go away! — see also go away
  • Swedish: dunsta — go away! — see also go away
  • Tamil: போய்த்தொலை (pōyttolai) — go away! — see also go away
  • Tamil: ஒழிந்துபோ (oḻintupō) — go away! — see also go away
  • Tamil: போ (pō) — go away! — see also go away
  • Turkish: defol — go away! — see also go away
  • Turkish: defol git — go away! — see also go away
  • Ukrainian: іди́ геть! (idý hetʹ) — go away! — see also go away
  • Ukrainian: геть зві́дси! (hetʹ zvídsy) — go away! — see also go away
  • Ukrainian: зни́кни! (znýkny) — go away! — see also go away
  • Ukrainian: до бі́са (do bísa) — go away! — see also go away
  • Ukrainian: геть (hetʹ) — go away! — see also go away
  • Urdu: دفع ہو (dafa ho) — go away! — see also go away
  • Vietnamese: phắn — go away! — see also go away
  • Vietnamese: biến — go away! — see also go away
  • Vietnamese: cút — go away! — see also go away
  • Vietnamese: xéo — go away! — see also go away
  • Welsh: cer o 'ma — go away! — see also go away
  • Welsh: dos o 'ma — go away! — see also go away
  • Welsh: ewch o 'ma — go away! — see also go away
  • Welsh: cerwch o 'ma — go away! — see also go away
  • Yiddish: גיי קאַקן אויפֿן ים (gey kakn oyfn yam) — go away! — see also go away
  • Albanian: Humb — lose one's way
  • Arabic: ضَلَّ الطَّرِيق (ḍalla ṭ-ṭarīq) — lose one's way
  • Armenian: կորել (korel) — lose one's way
  • Azerbaijani: azmaq — lose one's way
  • Bashkir: аҙашыу (aźaşıw) — lose one's way
  • Basque: galdu — lose one's way
  • Belarusian: заблудзі́ць (zabludzícʹ) — lose one's way
  • Belarusian: заблука́цца (zablukácca) — lose one's way
  • Belarusian: заблудзі́цца (zabludzícca) — lose one's way
  • Bulgarian: загу́бвам се (zagúbvam se) — lose one's way
  • Bulgarian: загу́бя се (zagúbja se) — lose one's way
  • Chinese Mandarin: 迷路 (mílù) — lose one's way
  • Chinese Mandarin: 失迷 (shīmí) — lose one's way
  • Czech: zabloudit — lose one's way
  • Czech: ztratit se — lose one's way
  • Danish: fare vild — lose one's way
  • Danish: forvilde sig — lose one's way
  • Danish: komme på afveje — lose one's way
  • Finnish: eksyä — lose one's way
  • French: se perdre — lose one's way
  • French: s'égarer — lose one's way
  • French: se paumer — lose one's way
  • Galician: perderse — lose one's way
  • German: sich verirren — lose one's way
  • German: sich verlaufen — lose one's way
  • Greek: χάνομαι (chánomai) — lose one's way
  • Ancient Greek: ἐκπίπτω ἑαυτοῦ (ekpíptō heautoû) — lose one's way
  • Hebrew: אָבַד (avád) — lose one's way
  • Hebrew: הלך לאיבוד — lose one's way
  • Hungarian: eltéved — lose one's way
  • Indonesian: tersesat — lose one's way
  • Ingrian: öksyä — lose one's way
  • Irish: téigh ar strae — lose one's way
  • Irish: téigh amú — lose one's way
  • Italian: perdersi — lose one's way
  • Japanese: 迷う (mayou) — lose one's way
  • Jingpho: shamat kau sai — lose one's way
  • Jingpho: mat mat sai — lose one's way
  • Jingpho: n-nga mat sai — lose one's way
  • Kapampangan: malili — lose one's way
  • Korean: 길을 잃다 (gireul ilta) — lose one's way
  • Korean: 길을 잃어버리다 (gireul ireobeorida) — lose one's way
  • Ladino: pedrersen — lose one's way
  • Ladino: peryersen — lose one's way
  • Lingala: bunga — lose one's way
  • Old Turkic: 𐰀𐰕 — lose one's way
  • Persian: گم شدن (gom šodan) — lose one's way
  • Polish: gubić się — lose one's way
  • Polish: zgubić się — lose one's way
  • Polish: błądzić — lose one's way
  • Polish: zabłądzić — lose one's way
  • Polish: zbłądzić — lose one's way
  • Portuguese: perder-se — lose one's way
  • Quechua: chinkay — lose one's way
  • Romanian: rătăci — lose one's way
  • Romanian: se pierde — lose one's way
  • Russian: заблуди́ться (zabludítʹsja) — lose one's way
  • Slovak: zablúdiť — lose one's way
  • Slovak: stratiť sa — lose one's way
  • Spanish: perderse — lose one's way
  • Spanish: extraviarse — lose one's way
  • Swedish: gå vilse — lose one's way
  • Swedish: komma vilse — lose one's way
  • Swedish: irra bort sig — lose one's way
  • Swedish: förirra sig — lose one's way
  • Tagalog: maligaw — lose one's way
  • Tamil: தொலை (tolai) — lose one's way
  • Tamil: தொலைந்து போ (tolaintu pō) — lose one's way
  • Turkish: kaybolmak — lose one's way
  • Ukrainian: заблука́ти (zablukáty) — lose one's way
  • Ukrainian: загуби́тися (zahubýtysja) — lose one's way
  • Ukrainian: заблуди́ти (zabludýty) — lose one's way
  • Ukrainian: заблуди́тися (zabludýtysja) — lose one's way
  • Ukrainian: зблуди́ти (zbludýty) — lose one's way
  • Ukrainian: зблуди́тися (zbludýtysja) — lose one's way
  • Urdu: گم جانا (gum jānā) — lose one's way
  • Vietnamese: lạc — lose one's way
  • Vietnamese: lạc đường — lose one's way
  • Vietnamese: lạc lối — lose one's way
  • Yiddish: זיך פֿאַרבלאָנדזשען (zikh farblondzhen) — lose one's way
  • Yiddish: בלאָנדזשען (blondzhen) — lose one's way
  • Chinese Mandarin: 失蹤 /失踪 (shīzōng) — to go missing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不見了 /不见了 (bùjiàn le) — to go missing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 丟 /丢 (diū) — to go missing
  • Finnish: mennä hukkaan — to go missing
  • German: verloren gehen — to go missing
  • Hungarian: elvész — to go missing
  • Ingrian: öksyä — to go missing
  • Irish: éirigh caillte — to go missing
  • Irish: téigh ar ceal — to go missing
  • Tamil: காணாமல் போ (kāṇāmal pō) — to go missing
  • Yiddish: פֿאַרלוירן גיין (farloyrn geyn) — to go missing
  • Bashkir: юғалыу (yuğalıw) — to appear to be absent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 淹沒 /淹没 (yānmò) — to appear to be absent
  • Finnish: hukkua — to appear to be absent
  • Finnish: hävitä — to appear to be absent
  • Ukrainian: загуби́тися (zahubýtysja) — to appear to be absent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滾 /滚 (gǔn) — to exit from the scene
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滾開 /滚开 (gǔnkāi) — to exit from the scene
  • Finnish: häipyä — to exit from the scene
  • Finnish: painua tiehensä — to exit from the scene
  • Finnish: painua helvettiin — to exit from the scene
  • Spanish: perderse — to exit from the scene
  • Spanish: irse a freír espárragos — to exit from the scene
  • Spanish: irse al chan — to exit from the scene