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| lose [ looz ] (past and past participle lost [ lawst, lost ], present participle los·ing, 3rd person present singular los·es) |
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1. transitive verb have something taken away: to cease to possess or have something such as a job or home
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2. transitive verb make somebody forfeit something: to be the cause of somebody's failure to obtain, win, or maintain something
  a mistake that lost us the game
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3. transitive verb mislay something: to be unable to find something, often only temporarily
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4. transitive and intransitive verb fail to win: to fail to win a victory at something, e.g. in a contest, argument, war, game, or in court
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5. transitive and intransitive verb earn less money than you spend: to be worse off, or worse off by a particular amount of money, as the result of a financial transaction or through expenditure exceeding income
lost millions when the stock markets crashed
will lose on the deal
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6. transitive verb experience reduction in something: to experience a reduction in something such as weight or heat
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7. transitive verb cease having quality: to cease having a quality, belief, attitude, or characteristic
He's lost the will to live.
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8. transitive verb cease having ability or sense: to cease having an ability or sense, e.g. through illness or an accident
lose your sight
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9. transitive verb not use something to advantage: to waste or fail to take advantage of something such as time or an opportunity
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10. transitive verb be unable to control something: to be unable to control an emotion or to maintain composure
He loses his temper easily.
He finally lost patience with them.
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11. transitive verb have loved one die: to suffer the loss of somebody through death, e.g. a loved one, a patient, or a baby before term
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12. transitive verb leave somebody following behind: to escape from or leave behind somebody who is in pursuit
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13. transitive verb no longer see or hear somebody: to be unable to see or hear somebody or something any longer
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14. transitive verb confuse somebody: to fail to make somebody understand something
You've lost me there.
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15. transitive verb dispose of something: to get rid of something or somebody that is unwanted or undesirable
Lose that extra space on the left.
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16. transitive and intransitive verb run slow: to be or become slow by an amount of time
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refers to timepieces
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| [ Old English losian "perish, destroy, lose" < los (see loss)] |
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| los·a·ble adjective |
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lose it
1. to become removed from reality
2. to be unable to maintain emotional control or composure
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