lost in thought in English

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      "form": "more lost in thought",
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      "form": "most lost in thought",
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        {
          "ref": "1797, John Hoole, Jerusalem delivered: an heroic poem, Volume 2, page 67",
          "text": "These lines the knight perus'd, and, lost in thought, / He long in vain the secret meaning sought."
        }
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        "Being preoccupied with one's thoughts rather than paying attention to reality."
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          "reality",
          "reality"
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  "word": "lost in thought"
}

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    {
      "form": "more lost in thought",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "most lost in thought",
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        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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        }
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      ],
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"lost in thought" meaning in English

Adjective