lose one's way
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To become lost; to lose one's bearings, or idea of where one is.
Example Sentences
- "It was certainly rare to see a Juventus team lose their way so badly bearing in mind it was 1-1 at the break and, if anything, Massimiliano Allegri’s players had looked the more rounded side."
- "This was a wonderful advert for the Premier League, with both Chelsea and United intent on all-out attack - but Ferguson will be concerned at how his side lost their way after imperiously controlling much of the first period."
- "The band lost their way after their second album, and split up after a string of failures."
Inflected Forms
loses one's way (present, singular)
losing one's way (participle, present)
lost one's way (participle, past)
lost one's way (past)