"lost in thought" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more lost in thought [comparative], most lost in thought [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} lost in thought (comparative more lost in thought, superlative most lost in thought)
  1. Being preoccupied with one's thoughts rather than paying attention to reality. Translations (adjective): pogrążony w myślach (Polish), zadumany (Polish), ensimismado (Spanish), abstraído (Spanish)
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