lost in thought

lost in thought
Being preoccupied with ones thoughts rather than paying attention to reality.

These lines the knight perusd, and, lost in thought, / He long in vain the secret meaning sought.


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  • lost in thought — not aware of what is happening around you because you are thinking about something else. I didn t answer right away because I was lost in thought …   New idioms dictionary

  • lost in thought — Synonyms and related words: absent, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted, bemused, buried in thought, castle building, daydreaming, daydreamy, dreaming, dreamy, drowsing, ecstatic, elsewhere, engaged in thought, engrossed, engrossed in thought,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • lost in thought — preoccupied, meditating, deeply engrossed in thought …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Lost — Lost, a. [Prop. p. p. of OE. losien. See {Lose}, v. t.] 1. Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb; lost honor.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lost motion — Lost Lost, a. [Prop. p. p. of OE. losien. See {Lose}, v. t.] 1. Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb; lost… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lost — 1 adjective 1 CANNOT BE FOUND something that is lost is something you had but cannot now find; missing: The lost file eventually turned up among Branson s papers. 2 CANNOT FIND YOUR WAY unable to find your way or not knowing where you are: Police …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • thought — thought1 [θo:t US θo:t] the past tense and past participle of ↑think 1 thought 2 thought2 W1S1 n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(something you think about)¦ 2¦(ideas/opinions)¦ 3¦(careful consideration)¦ 4¦(act of thinking)¦ 5¦(caring about something)¦ 6¦(intention)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thought — 1 past tense and past participle of think 1 2 noun 1 STH YOU THINK ABOUT (C) something that you think of, remember, or realize; idea: I was just going to pick up the phone when a sudden thought made me hesitate. (+ of): a traveller s thoughts of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Thought — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Thought >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 thought thought Sgm: N 1 exercitation of the intellect exercitation of the intellect exercise of the intellect Sgm: N 1 intellection intellection Sgm: N 1 reflection reflection… …   English dictionary for students

  • lost — lost1 [ lɔst ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not knowing your way ▸ 2 when you cannot find something ▸ 3 no longer existing ▸ 4 time/chances: wasted ▸ 5 not relaxed/confident ▸ 6 completely destroyed ▸ 7 killed ▸ 8 not noticing environment ▸ 9 unable to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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