lose (one's)/the way



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lose (one's)/the way

To become lost; to become unable to find the correct course forward. Sarah lost her way home walking through the woods in the dead of night when the clouds obscured the stars overhead. I think we've lost the way. Maybe we should stop somewhere and ask for directions. I feel like I've been losing my way in life ever since I lost my job.
See also: lose, way

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
IsidoreIZ-i-dawr (English), ee-zee-DOR (French)English, French, Georgian, Jewish
Sophus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ballentine['bæləntain]
JolÁNka-Hungarian (Rare)
Zainab-Arabic, Urdu
Farai-Southern African, Shona