gets lost

Can't find way

Gets lost means to become unable to find one's way or to disappear from where one should be: I always get lost in this part of town, My keys got lost in the move.

The imperative get lost! is a rude dismissal meaning go away.

Information or meaning gets lost when it fails to transfer: Something gets lost in translation.

Related

vanish · without a trace · directionless · go missing · disorients · discombobulates · drifts · confused · alienates · estranges · veers · stumbles · detours · search · labyrinth · wanders off · misunderstands · unmoored

Opposites
navigation/orientation

gets lostmakes it

Achieves success finally

arrives

object location/possession

gets lostturns up

Arrives or emerges

stays put · comes through · surfaces

attention/comprehension

gets lostkeeps up

Maintains pace or condition

pays attention · understands · concentrates

Family

get, gets, getting, lose, lost, loses, losing, loser, losers

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G