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   Lose

   /lo͞oz/

   

   verb

   • 1. be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something): "I've lost my appetite" Similar be deprived ofsuffer the loss ofno longer havestop havingOpposite regain
   • ▪ cause (someone) to fail to gain or retain (something): "you lost me my appointment at the university"
   • ▪ be deprived of (a close relative or friend) through their death or as a result of the breaking off of a relationship: "she lost her husband in the fire"
   • ▪ (of a pregnant woman) miscarry (a baby) or suffer the death of (a baby) during childbirth: "am I going to lose the baby?"
   • ▪ be destroyed or killed, especially through accident or as a result of military action: "a fishing disaster in which 19 local men were lost"
   • ▪ decrease in (body weight); undergo a reduction of (a specified amount of weight): "she couldn't eat and began to lose weight"
   • ▪ (of a watch or clock) become slow by (a specified amount of time): "this clock will neither gain nor lose a second"
   • 2. become unable to find (something or someone): "I've lost the car keys" Similar mislaymisplacebe unable to finddropforgetoverlooklose track ofleave (behind)fail to keep/retainfail to keep sight ofOpposite find
   • ▪ cease or become unable to follow (the right route): "the clouds came down and we lost the path" Similar stray fromwander fromdepart fromgo astray fromfail to keep tofail to keep in sightget lostlose one's bearings
   • ▪ evade or shake off (a pursuer): "he came after me waving his revolver, but I easily lost him" Similar escape fromevadeeludedodgeavoidgive someone the slipshake offthrow offthrow off the scentduckget rid ofleave behindoutdistanceoutstripoutrunoutpaceget ahead ofinformal:ditcharchaic:bilk
   • ▪ get rid of (an undesirable person or thing): informal North American "lose that creep!"
   • ▪ cause (someone) to be unable to follow an argument or explanation: informal "sorry, Tim, you've lost me there"
   • 3. fail to win (a game or contest): "they lost by one vote" Similar be defeatedbe beatensuffer defeatbe the loserbe conqueredbe vanquishedbe trouncedbe worstedbe bested byget/have the worstcome off second-bestlose outfailcome to griefmeet one's Waterlooinformal:come a croppergo downtake a licking
   • ▪ cause (someone) to fail to win (a game or contest): "that shot lost him the championship"
   • 4. earn less (money) than one is spending or has spent: "the paper is losing $500,000 a month"
   • 5. waste or fail to take advantage of (time or an opportunity): "they lost every chance to score in the first inning" Similar neglectwastesquanderfail to graspfail to takefail to take advantage oflet passmissforfeitgive upignoredisregardinformal:pass uplose out on

   Word Origin Old Englishlosian ‘perish, destroy’, also ‘become unable to find’, from los ‘loss’.

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   Definitions of lose. verb. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense. “She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat”. see more. verb. suffer the loss of a person through death or removal. “She lost her husband in the war”.

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   Definition of lose verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishLOSE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   to stop having someone or something that you had before: She lost a leg in a car accident. I hope he doesn't lose his job. He lost his mother (= his mother died) last year. lose verb (HAVE LESS) B1. to have less of something than you had before: She's lost a lot of weight. He's losing his hair. to lose your memory. lose verb (NOT WIN) B1.

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   1. To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay: He's always losing his car keys. 2. a. To be deprived of (something one has had): lost her art collection in the fire; lost her job. b. To be left alone or desolate because of the death of: lost his wife. c. To be unable to keep alive: a doctor who has lost very few patients. 3.

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   Lose definition: to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery. See examples of LOSE used in a sentence.

7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › loselose | meaning of lose in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English lose /luːz/ S1 W1 verb (past tense and past participle lost /lɒst $ lɒːst/) 1 stop having attitude/quality etc [ transitive] to stop having a particular attitude, quality, ability etc, or to gradually have less of it → loss I’ve lost my appetite. lose confidence/interest/hope etc The business c...

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryLOSE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 days ago · 1. transitive verb/intransitive verb. If you lose a contest, a fight, or an argument, you do not succeed because someone does better than you and defeats you. The Golden Bears have lost three games this season. The government lost the argument over the pace of reform. No one likes to lose.