- verblose (verb) · loses (third person present) · lost (past tense) · lost (past participle) · losing (present participle)
- be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something):"I've lost my appetite" · "Linda was very upset about losing her job" · "the company may find itself losing customers to cheaper rivals"
- 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 lost)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"
- become unable to find (something or someone):"I've lost the car keys"
- cease or become unable to follow (the right route):"the clouds came down and we lost the path"
- evade or shake off (a pursuer):"he came after me waving his revolver, but I easily lost him"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHinformalget rid of (an undesirable person or thing):"lose that creep!"
- informalcause (someone) to be unable to follow an argument or explanation:"sorry, Tim, you've lost me there"
- fail to win (a game or contest):"they lost by one vote" · "the Bears lost the final game of the series"
- cause (someone) to fail to win (a game or contest):"that shot lost him the championship"
- earn less (money) than one is spending or has spent:"the paper is losing $500,000 a month" · "he lost heavily on box-office flops"
- waste or fail to take advantage of (time or an opportunity):"they lost every chance to score in the first inning" · "he lost no time in attacking his opponent's tax proposals"
OriginOld English losian ‘perish, destroy’, also ‘become unable to find’, from los ‘loss’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something):
- become unable to find (something or someone):
- fail to win (a game or contest):
- waste or fail to take advantage of (time or an opportunity):
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.verb (used with object),lost [lawst, lost], los·ing [loo-zing]. 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: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.www.dictionary.com/browse/loseto not be able to find someone or something: I've lost my passport. She's always losing her car keys.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/…Definition of lose in Essential British English Dictionary lose verb uk / luːz/ losing | lost A2 to not be able to find someone or something:dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/essential-bri…
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