get lost

interjection

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

“I got lost in his reasoning.”

Similar
amscrayaway with yoube off with youbeat itbegonebite mebog offbug off
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Meanings

interjection
  1. colloquialimpolitedismissalUsed to rudely tell somebody to go away or leave one alone.

    Synonyms: amscray, away with you, be off with you, beat it, begone, bite me, bog off, bug off

verbget lost (third-person singular simple present gets lost, present participle getting lost, simple past got lost, past participle (UK) got lost or (US) gotten lost)

present singular third person gets lost · participle present getting lost · past got lost · UK participle past got lost · US participle past gotten lost

  1. intransitiveTo lose one's way.

    I got lost in his reasoning.

    2 more examples

    Don't you have a map? How did we get lost?

    "But the Civil Aviation Authority is very worried about 'flyaway' - if someone has bought a GPS jammer on eBay because they don't want drones near their house, it can cause drones to get completely lost and shoot off in a random direction until they run out of battery.

    2025 July 23, Paul Clifton, “Air force: drones' developing railway role”, in RAIL, number 1040, page 29
  2. intransitiveTo go missing; to be in a location unknown to someone who is looking for it.

    My keys got lost while I was out today.

  3. intransitiveTo be absent, to seem to be absent.

    The violins get lost with the rest of the music.

  4. idiomaticintransitiveusually in imperative and reported speechTo exit from the scene.

    They had a row and Fred told Jack to get lost.

    2 more examples

    I don't want to have to tell you again: Get lost!

    Jack did a good job of getting lost: nobody saw him for 4 years.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
amscrayaway with yoube off with youbeat itbegonebite mebog offbug offbugger offbuzz offclear offdo onedon't let the door hit you on the way outeat a dickeat a bag of dicksforget youfuck offgertchaget to fuckget bent
Also see
bite meblow mebugger offfleeget bentget fuckedget knottedget screwedgo jump in the lakego jump off a buildingkick rockspiss offpound sandskedaddletake a long walk on a short pier

Translations

Afrikaans voertsek
  • voertsekgo away! — see also go away
Ancient Greek ἐκπίπτω ἑαυτοῦ
  • ἐκπίπτω ἑαυτοῦ (ekpíptō heautoû)lose one's way
Arabic اُغْرُب عَن وَجْهِي!, إِبْتَعِد عَنِّي!
  • اُغْرُب عَن وَجْهِي! (uḡrub ʕan wajhī!)go away! — see also go away
  • إِبْتَعِد عَنِّي! (ʔibtaʕid ʕannī!)go away! — see also go away
  • أُغْرُبِي عَن وَجْهِي (ʔuḡrubī ʕan wajhī)go away! — see also go away
  • إِبْتَعِدِي عَنِّي (ʔibtaʕidī ʕannī)go away! — see also go away
  • ضَلَّ الطَّرِيق (ḍalla ṭ-ṭarīq)lose one's way
Basque galdu
  • galdulose one's way
Bulgarian изчезвай!, загу́бвам се
  • изчезвай! (izčezvaj!)go away! — see also go away
  • загу́бвам се (zagúbvam se)lose one's way
  • загу́бя се (zagúbja se)lose one's way
Catalan tocar el dos
  • tocar el dosgo away! — see also go away
Chinese Cantonese 走開 /走开, 死開 /死开
  • 走開 /走开 (zau² hoi¹)go away! — see also go away
  • 死開 /死开 (sei² hoi¹)go away! — see also go away
  • 躝屍趌路 /𨅬尸趌路 (laan¹ si¹ gat⁶ lou⁶)go away! — see also go away
  • 躝開! /𨅬开! (laan¹ hoi¹!)go away! — see also go away
Chinese Mandarin 滾! /滚!, 走開! /走开!
  • 滾! /滚! (gǔn!)go away! — see also go away
  • 走開! /走开! (zǒukāi!)go away! — see also go away
  • 滾開! /滚开! (gǔnkāi!)go away! — see also go away
  • 迷路 (mílù)lose one's way
  • 失迷 (shīmí)lose one's way
  • 失蹤 /失踪 (shīzōng)to go missing
  • 不見了 /不见了 (bùjiàn le)to go missing
  • 丟 /丢 (diū)to go missing
  • 淹沒 /淹没 (yānmò)to appear to be absent
  • 滾 /滚 (gǔn)to exit from the scene
  • 滾開 /滚开 (gǔnkāi)to exit from the scene
Czech táhni, zmiz
  • táhnigo away! — see also go away
  • zmizgo away! — see also go away
  • kliď sego away! — see also go away
  • ztrať sego away! — see also go away
  • zablouditlose one's way
  • ztratit selose one's way
Danish skrid!, gå væk!
  • skrid!go away! — see also go away
  • gå væk!go away! — see also go away
  • fare vildlose one's way
  • forvilde siglose one's way
  • komme på afvejelose one's way
Dutch flikker op
  • flikker opgo away! — see also go away
Finnish häivy!, ala mennä!
  • häivy!go away! — see also go away
  • ala mennä!go away! — see also go away
  • eksyälose one's way
  • mennä hukkaanto go missing
  • hukkuato appear to be absent
  • hävitäto appear to be absent
  • häipyäto exit from the scene
  • painua tiehensäto exit from the scene
  • painua helvettiinto exit from the scene
French casse-toi !, tire-toi !
  • casse-toi !go away! — see also go away
  • tire-toi !go away! — see also go away
  • barre-toi !go away! — see also go away
  • va te faire !go away! — see also go away
  • va te faire voir !go away! — see also go away
  • va te faire fiche !go away! — see also go away
  • dégage !go away! — see also go away
  • fous le campgo away! — see also go away
  • se perdrelose one's way
  • s'égarerlose one's way
  • se paumerlose one's way
German hau ab!, geh weg!
  • hau ab!go away! — see also go away
  • geh weg!go away! — see also go away
  • verschwinde!go away! — see also go away
  • mach, dass du wegkommst!go away! — see also go away
  • verpiss dich!go away! — see also go away
  • schleich dich!go away! — see also go away
  • verzieh dich!go away! — see also go away
  • sich verirrenlose one's way
  • sich verlaufenlose one's way
  • verloren gehento go missing
Greek χάσου, άει χάσου
  • χάσου (chásou)go away! — see also go away
  • άει χάσου (áei chásou)go away! — see also go away
  • χάνομαι (chánomai)lose one's way
Hebrew אָבַד, הלך לאיבוד
  • אָבַד (avád)lose one's way
  • הלך לאיבודlose one's way
Hindi दफ़ा हो जा
  • दफ़ा हो जा (dafā ho jā)go away! — see also go away
Hungarian eltéved, elvész
  • eltévedlose one's way
  • elvészto go missing
Indonesian pergi!, tersesat
  • pergi!go away! — see also go away
  • tersesatlose one's way
Irish téigh ar strae, téigh amú
  • téigh ar straelose one's way
  • téigh amúlose one's way
  • éirigh caillteto go missing
  • téigh ar cealto go missing
Italian vai!, sparisci!
  • vai!go away! — see also go away
  • sparisci!go away! — see also go away
  • vattene!go away! — see also go away
  • perdersilose one's way
Japanese 消えて！, あっちへ行け！
  • 消えて！ (kiete!)go away! — see also go away
  • あっちへ行け！ (atchi-e ike!)go away! — see also go away
  • 失せろ！ (usero!)go away! — see also go away
  • 消えてなくなれ！ (kiete nakunare!)go away! — see also go away
  • 消えろ！ (kiero!)go away! — see also go away
  • 迷う (mayou)lose one's way
Korean 꺼져, 길을 잃다
  • 꺼져 (kkeojeo)go away! — see also go away
  • 길을 잃다 (gireul ilta)lose one's way
  • 길을 잃어버리다 (gireul ireobeorida)lose one's way
Malay berhambus!, pergi mampus
  • berhambus!go away! — see also go away
  • pergi mampusgo away! — see also go away
Norwegian Bokmål kom deg vekk!
  • kom deg vekk!go away! — see also go away
Persian گم شو, گم شدن
  • گم شو (gom šow)go away! — see also go away
  • گم شدن (gom šodan)lose one's way
Polish spadaj!, zjeżdżaj!
  • spadaj!go away! — see also go away
  • zjeżdżaj!go away! — see also go away
  • gubić sięlose one's way
  • zgubić sięlose one's way
  • błądzićlose one's way
  • zabłądzićlose one's way
  • zbłądzićlose one's way
Portuguese vá/vai embora!, perder-se
  • vá/vai embora!go away! — see also go away
  • perder-selose one's way
Punjabi ਪਰਾਂ ਮਰ, ਦਫ਼ਾ ਹੋ
  • ਪਰਾਂ ਮਰ (parā̃ mar)go away! — see also go away
  • ਦਫ਼ਾ ਹੋ (dafā ho)go away! — see also go away
  • ਦਫ਼ਾ ਹੋ ਜਾ (dafā ho jā)go away! — see also go away
  • ਜਾ ਮਰ (jā mar)go away! — see also go away
Romanian lasă-mă-n pace!, dispare!
  • lasă-mă-n pace!go away! — see also go away
  • dispare!go away! — see also go away
  • rătăcilose one's way
  • se pierdelose one's way
Russian пошёл во́н!, пошла́ во́н!
  • пошёл во́н! (pošól vón)go away! — see also go away
  • пошла́ во́н! (pošlá vón)go away! — see also go away
  • убира́йся! (ubirájsja)go away! — see also go away
  • исче́зни! (isčézni)go away! — see also go away
  • кати́сь! (katísʹ)go away! — see also go away
  • прова́ливай! (proválivaj)go away! — see also go away
  • отвали́! (otvalí)go away! — see also go away
  • заблуди́ться (zabludítʹsja)lose one's way
Slovak zablúdiť, stratiť sa
  • zablúdiťlose one's way
  • stratiť salose one's way
Spanish piérdete, perderse
  • piérdetego away! — see also go away
  • perderselose one's way
  • extraviarselose one's way
  • perderseto exit from the scene
  • irse a freír espárragosto exit from the scene
  • irse al chanto exit from the scene
  • irse a empinar papalotes/chiringasto exit from the scene
  • irse a paseoto exit from the scene
Swahili potelea
  • poteleago away! — see also go away
Swedish stick!, försvinn!
  • stick!go away! — see also go away
  • försvinn!go away! — see also go away
  • dunstago away! — see also go away
  • gå vilselose one's way
  • komma vilselose one's way
  • irra bort siglose one's way
  • förirra siglose one's way
Tagalog maligaw
  • maligawlose one's way
Tamil போய்த்தொலை, ஒழிந்துபோ
  • போய்த்தொலை (pōyttolai)go away! — see also go away
  • ஒழிந்துபோ (oḻintupō)go away! — see also go away
  • போ (pō)go away! — see also go away
  • தொலை (tolai)lose one's way
  • தொலைந்து போ (tolaintu pō)lose one's way
  • காணாமல் போ (kāṇāmal pō)to go missing
Turkish defol, defol git
  • defolgo away! — see also go away
  • defol gitgo away! — see also go away
  • kaybolmaklose one's way
Ukrainian іди́ геть!, геть зві́дси!
  • іди́ геть! (idý hetʹ)go away! — see also go away
  • геть зві́дси! (hetʹ zvídsy)go away! — see also go away
  • зни́кни! (znýkny)go away! — see also go away
  • до бі́са (do bísa)go away! — see also go away
  • геть (hetʹ)go away! — see also go away
  • заблука́ти (zablukáty)lose one's way
  • загуби́тися (zahubýtysja)lose one's way
  • заблуди́ти (zabludýty)lose one's way
  • заблуди́тися (zabludýtysja)lose one's way
  • зблуди́ти (zbludýty)lose one's way
  • зблуди́тися (zbludýtysja)lose one's way
  • загуби́тися (zahubýtysja)to appear to be absent
Urdu دفع ہو, گم جانا
  • دفع ہو (dafa ho)go away! — see also go away
  • گم جانا (gum jānā)lose one's way
Vietnamese phắn, biến
  • phắngo away! — see also go away
  • biếngo away! — see also go away
  • cútgo away! — see also go away
  • xéogo away! — see also go away
  • lạclose one's way
  • lạc đườnglose one's way
  • lạc lốilose one's way
Welsh cer o 'ma, dos o 'ma
  • cer o 'mago away! — see also go away
  • dos o 'mago away! — see also go away
  • ewch o 'mago away! — see also go away
  • cerwch o 'mago away! — see also go away
Yiddish גיי קאַקן אויפֿן ים, זיך פֿאַרבלאָנדזשען
  • גיי קאַקן אויפֿן ים (gey kakn oyfn yam)go away! — see also go away
  • זיך פֿאַרבלאָנדזשען (zikh farblondzhen)lose one's way
  • בלאָנדזשען (blondzhen)lose one's way
  • פֿאַרלוירן גיין (farloyrn geyn)to go missing
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