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lost and foundA place where lost items are kept until claimed by their owners

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A place where lost items are kept until claimed by their owners

Pronunciation (IPA): /lɔːst ænd faʊnd/

Korean meaning: 분실물 보관소, 습득물 센터

Korean pronunciation: **로**스트 앤드 **파**운드

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother accidentally donated her dentures to the lost and found instead of her reading glasses.
  • The airport's lost and found has everything from wedding dresses to live chickens.
  • Please visit the lost and found on the second floor if you've misplaced any items.

lost and found

NOUN

//lɔːst ænd faʊnd//

A place where lost items are kept until claimed by their owners

lost and found concept
💡 Concept

A place where lost items are kept until claimed by their owners

lost and found rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Hope was tossed, searched the ground, till lost and found!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/lɔːst ænd faʊnd/
🇬🇧 UK/lɒst ænd faʊnd/

🌳Etymology

Origin

영어 'lost'(잃어버린)와 'found'(발견된)의 조합으로, 잃어버린 물건들이 발견되어 보관되는 장소를 의미하게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

costfrosttossedgroundsoundround
cost
frost
tossed
ground
sound
round

🔗Collocations

lost and found office
check the lost and found
lost and found department
lost and found box
report to lost and found
lost and found counter

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother accidentally donated her dentures to the lost and found instead of her reading glasses.

😄 Fun example

The airport's lost and found has everything from wedding dresses to live chickens.

Please visit the lost and found on the second floor if you've misplaced any items.

The hotel's lost and found collected over 500 phone chargers last year alone.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

lost propertyfound items officeunclaimed baggagemissing items center

Antonyms

personal belongingsclaimed items

Related

misplacerecoverclaimpropertybelongingscustody

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