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   lose

   /luːz/

   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 London University"
   • ▪ be deprived of (a relative or friend) through their death: "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 as a result of an accident or military action: "a fishing disaster in which 129 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): "England lost the first Test match" 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 £1.5 million a month"
   • 5. waste or fail to take advantage of (time or an opportunity): "he has lost his chance of becoming world No. 1" 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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLOSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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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 is a verb most commonly meaning to fail to win or to misplace something, as in I hate to lose in chess or Don’t lose your key. Loose is most commonly used as an adjective meaning not tight or free or released from fastening, attachment, or restraint, as in a loose screw or Let him loose!

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLOSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   LOSE meaning: 1. to no longer have something because you do not know where it is: 2. to have something or…. Learn more.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionlose verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [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. to lose your sight/eyesight/hearing/memory. There's new hope for people trying to lose weight.

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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”

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLOSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   20 meanings: 1. to part with or come to be without, as through theft, accident, negligence, etc 2. to fail to keep or maintain.... Click for more definitions.