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lost in thought

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Being preoccupied with one's thoughts rather than paying attention to reality.

Equivalents

Deutschentrückt
4 more languages
Bahasa Indonesiaterlarut
Polskizadumany
Türkçedüşünceli
Tiếng Việtngẩn ngơxuất thần

Examples

“These lines the knight perus'd, and, lost in thought, / He long in vain the secret meaning sought.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

lost in time lost in translation lost on lost to history lost to the world lost to time

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