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lose - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
lose
Definition
(verb) fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
Example Sentence
She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat
Definition
(verb) fail to win
Example Sentence
We lost the battle but we won the war
Definition
(verb) suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
Example Sentence
She lost her husband in the war
The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her
Definition
(verb) place (something) where one cannot find it again
Synonyms
:
mislay
,
misplace
Example Sentence
I misplaced my eyeglasses
Definition
(verb) miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
Example Sentence
I've lost my glasses again!
Definition
(verb) allow to go out of sight
Example Sentence
The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light
Definition
(verb) fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
Synonyms
:
turn a loss
Example Sentence
I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!
The company turned a loss after the first year
Definition
(verb) fail to get or obtain
Example Sentence
I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad
Definition
(verb) retreat
Synonyms
:
drop off
,
fall back
,
fall behind
,
recede
Definition
(verb) fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
Synonyms
:
miss
Example Sentence
I missed that remark
She missed his point
We lost part of what he said
Definition
(verb) be set at a disadvantage
Synonyms
:
suffer
Example Sentence
This author really suffers in translation
Word used in video below:
text: i lose i lose all my points
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