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- DictionaryLose/lo͞oz/
verb
- 1. be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something): "I've lost my appetite"
- 2. become unable to find (something or someone): "I've lost the car keys"
The meaning of LOSE is to bring to destruction —used chiefly in passive construction. How to use lose in a sentence.
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.
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.
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”
Definition of lose verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
LOSE definition: 1. to not be able to find someone or something: 2. to stop having someone or something that you…. Learn more.
To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay. He's always losing his car keys. American Heritage. To bring to ruin or destruction. A ship lost in the storm. Webster's New World. To be deprived of (something one has had). Lost her art collection in the fire; lost her job. American Heritage. To incur the damnation of. To lose one's soul.
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.
You say that you lose something when you no longer have it because it has been taken away from you or destroyed. I lost my job when the company moved to another state. [ VERB noun ]