Lose - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb
- fail to win
- suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
- miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
- allow to go out of sight or mind
- fail to get or obtain
- fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind (syn: miss)
- withdraw, as from reality
- be set at a disadvantage (syn: suffer)
Extra examples
She's always losing her gloves.
Hold my hand: I don't want to lose you.
We lost the game by a score of 4–2.
He lost his title in the rematch.
The team lost three games but won the next four.
The team lost in the finals.
An athlete known for losing with grace
He hates to lose when money is involved.
How could she play that well and still lose?
The country lost its independence 50 years ago.
The plane lost it's altitude.
He lost all his relatives.
I lost my driving licence.
She kept the diet to lose some weight.
He lost the cops after him.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: lose
he/she/it: loses
present participle: losing
past tense: lost
past participle: lost
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