Meaning of lose
Definition of lose
(verb)
fail
to
keep
or to maintain;
cease
to have,
either
physically
or in an
abstract
sense; "She
lost
her
purse
when she
left
it
unattended
on her seat"
fail
to win; "We
lost
the
battle
but we won the war"
suffer
the
loss
of a
person
through
death
or removal; "She
lost
her
husband
in the war"; "The
couple
that
wanted
to
adopt
the
child
lost
her when the
biological
parents claimed her"
miss
from one's possessions; lose
sight
of; "I've
lost
my
glasses
again!"
allow
to go out of
sight
or mind; "The
detective
lost
the man he was
shadowing
after
he had to
stop
at a red light"; "lose the crowds by
climbing
a mountain"; "the
lost
tribe"
fail
to
make
money
in a business;
make
a
loss
or
fail
to profit; "I
lost
thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The
company
turned
a
loss
after
the
first
year"
fail
to get or obtain; "I
lost
the
opportunity
to
spend
a
year
abroad"
fail
to
perceive
or to
catch
with the senses or the mind; "I
missed
that remark"; "She
missed
his point"; "We
lost
part
of what he said"
withdraw, as from reality; "he
lost
himslef in his music"
be set at a disadvantage; "This
author
really
suffers in translation"; "The
painting
loses something in this light"
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