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lose    Audio Help   [looz] Pronunciation Key verb, lost, los·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.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.
2.to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered: I just lost a dime under this sofa.
3.to suffer the deprivation of: to lose one's job; to lose one's life.
4.to be bereaved of by death: to lose a sister.
5.to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain: to lose one's balance; to lose one's figure.
6.(of a clock or watch) to run slower by: The watch loses three minutes a day.
7.to give up; forfeit the possession of: to lose a fortune at the gaming table.
8.to get rid of: to lose one's fear of the dark; to lose weight.
9.to bring to destruction or ruin (usually used passively): Ship and crew were lost.
10.to condemn to hell; damn.
11.to have slip from sight, hearing, attention, etc.: to lose him in the crowd.
12.to stray from or become ignorant of (one's way, directions, etc.): to lose one's bearings.
13.to leave far behind in a pursuit, race, etc.; outstrip: She managed to lose the other runners on the final lap of the race.
14.to use to no purpose; waste: to lose time in waiting.
15.to fail to have, get, catch, etc.; miss: to lose a bargain.
16.to fail to win (a prize, stake, etc.): to lose a bet.
17.to be defeated in (a game, lawsuit, battle, etc.): He has lost very few cases in his career as a lawyer.
18.to cause the loss of: The delay lost the battle for them.
19.to let (oneself) go astray, miss the way, etc.: We lost ourselves in the woods.
20.to allow (oneself) to become absorbed or engrossed in something and oblivious to all else: I had lost myself in thought.
21.(of a physician) to fail to preserve the life of (a patient).
22.(of a woman) to fail to be delivered of (a live baby) because of miscarriage, complications in childbirth, etc.
–verb (used without object)
23.to suffer loss: to lose on a contract.
24.to suffer defeat or fail to win, as in a contest, race, or game: We played well, but we lost.
25.to depreciate in effectiveness or in some other essential quality: a classic that loses in translation.
26.(of a clock, watch, etc.) to run slow.
—Verb phrase
27.lose out, to suffer defeat or loss; fail to obtain something desired: He got through the preliminaries, but lost out in the finals.
—Idiom
28.lose face. face (def. 48).
[Origin: bef. 900; ME losen, OE -léosan; r. ME lesen, itself also reflecting OE -léosan; c. G verlieren, Goth fraliusan to lose. See loss]
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lose    Audio Help   (lōōz)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   lost (lôst, lŏst), los·ing, los·es

v.   tr.
  1. To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay: He's always losing his car keys.
    1. To be deprived of (something one has had): lost her art collection in the fire; lost her job.
    2. To be left alone or desolate because of the death of: lost his wife.
    3. To be unable to keep alive: a doctor who has lost very few patients.
    4. To let (oneself) become unable to find the way.
    5. To remove (oneself), as from everyday reality into a fantasy world.
    6. To elude or outdistance: lost their pursuers.
    7. To be outdistanced by: chased the thieves but lost them.
  3. To be unable to keep control or allegiance of: lost his temper at the meeting; is losing supporters by changing his mind.
  4. To fail to win; fail in: lost the game; lost the court case.
  5. To fail to use or take advantage of: Don't lose a chance to improve your position.
  6. To fail to hear, see, or understand: We lost the plane in the fog. I lost her when she started speaking about thermodynamics.
    1. To let (oneself) become unable to find the way.
    2. To remove (oneself), as from everyday reality into a fantasy world.
    3. To elude or outdistance: lost their pursuers.
    4. To be outdistanced by: chased the thieves but lost them.
  8. To rid oneself of: lost five pounds.
  9. To consume aimlessly; waste: lost a week in idle occupations.
  10. To wander from or become ignorant of: lose one's way.
    1. To elude or outdistance: lost their pursuers.
    2. To be outdistanced by: chased the thieves but lost them.
  12. To become slow by (a specified amount of time). Used of a timepiece.
  13. To cause or result in the loss of: Failure to reply to the advertisement lost her the job.
  14. To cause to be destroyed. Usually used in the passive: Both planes were lost in the crash.
  15. To cause to be damned.

v.   intr.
  1. To suffer loss.
  2. To be defeated.
  3. To operate or run slow. Used of a timepiece.

Phrasal Verb(s):
lose out
To fail to achieve or receive an expected gain.

Idiom(s):
lose it Slang
  1. To lose control; blow up.
  2. To become deranged or mentally disturbed.
  3. To become less capable or proficient; decline.

Idiom(s):
lose out on
To miss (an opportunity, for example).

Idiom(s):
lose time
  1. To operate too slowly. Used of a timepiece.
  2. To delay advancement.

[Middle English losen, from Old English losian, to perish, from los, loss; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
lose out
to suffer loss or be at a disadvantage
Arabic: يُعاني من الخَساره
Chinese (Simplified): 输掉
Chinese (Traditional): 輸掉
Czech: prohrát
Danish: tabe; gå glip af
Dutch: aan het kortste eind trekken
Estonian: kaotama
Finnish: hävitä
French: être perdant
German: im Nachteil sein
Greek: ζημιώνομαι, βρίσκομαι σε μειονεκτική θέση
Hungarian: veszít
Icelandic: mistakast, bíða ósigur
Indonesian: menderita kekalahan
Italian: perdere
Japanese: 損をする
Latvian: zaudēt
Lithuanian: patirti nesėkmę, pralošti
Norwegian: tape
Polish: przegrać z
Portuguese (Brazil): sair perdendo
Portuguese (Portugal): perder
Romanian: a fi în pierdere
Russian: потерпеть неудачу
Slovak: prehrávať
Slovenian: izgubiti
Spanish: salir perdiendo
Swedish: misslyckas, förlora
Turkish: zarar etmek
See also: a bad, good loser, at a loss, loser, lose, lose one's memory, lose oneself in, loss, lost, lost in, lost on

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