No. 945 in Afrikaans

verlore

Lost.

In a sentence

Ek het my sleutels verlore gelaat.
I have left my keys lost.
The word 'verlore' here indicates that the keys are lost or misplaced, highlighting the state or condition of being lost.
Ons het nooit verlore gegaan in die donker bos nie.
We never got lost in the dark forest.
In this sentence, 'verlore' means 'lost' referring to losing one's way or becoming disoriented.
Die stad se ware skoonheid sal nooit verlore gaan nie.
The city's true beauty will never be lost.
Here, 'verlore' signifies losing something abstract or intangible, describing the potential loss of beauty in a metaphorical sense.

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