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The meaning of LOSE is to bring to destruction —used chiefly in passive construction. How to use lose in a sentence.
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LOSE definition: 1. to no longer have something because you do not know where it is: 2. to have something or…. Learn more.
LOSE meaning: 1. to no longer have something because you do not know where it is: 2. to have something or…. Learn more.
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.
- [transitive] lose something/somebody to be unable to find something/somebody synonym mislay. I've lost my keys. The tickets seem to have got lost. She lost her husband in the crowd.
- [transitive] lose something/somebody to have something/somebody taken away from you, especially as a result of an accident, dying, etc. She lost a leg in a car crash.
- [transitive] lose something/somebody to have to give up something; to fail to keep something/somebody. He's lost his job. You will lose your deposit if you cancel the order.
- [transitive] lose something to no longer have something, or have less of something than you had before, especially as a result of getting older. to lose your hair/teeth.
lose. (luːz) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense loses, present participle losing, past tense, past participle lost. 1.verb B1. If you lose a contest, a fight, or an argument, you do not succeed because someone does better than you and defeats you. They lost the Italian Cup Final. [VERB noun]
The verb to lose means something has gone missing. Maybe it's your car keys. Maybe it's points in a game. Maybe it's the love of your life. Sorry about that. You can physically lose something by misplacing it, or you can lose your pride in a competition.
