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tristar
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Post by tristar »

Dear everyone,
Do you know the differences between "missing" and "lost"?If you know, please help me.Thank you! :roll:
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Lost: No longer in the possession, care, or control of someone or something.

Missing: Not present; absent.

Those are the definitions.
To me, lost is when it's done with, all gone, the end. Missing is when you still have a chance at finding it.
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