lose

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
2. (transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
3. (transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
4. (transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
5. (transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
6. (transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
7. (transitive) To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
8. (transitive) To become a defeated competitor in (a game, competition, trial, etc).
9. (intransitive) To be defeated (in a game, competition, contest, etc.)
10. (transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
11. (transitive) To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
12. (transitive) To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
13. (informal, transitive) To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
14. (transitive) Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
15. (ditransitive) To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
16. (transitive) To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.

Noun

Alternative form of loos (“praise; fame; reputation”).

Synonyms

fail

miss

mislay

misplace

drop

waste

defeated

be defeated

disappear

forfeit

give up

forget

damage

throw away

discard

perish

fall

suffer a loss

suffer

spend

lost

cost

be deprived

get lost

surrender

defeat

be beaten

squander

loss

consume

deprived of

let fall

failure

be deprived of

be lost

lose money

use up

become lost

vanish

shed

decrease

beaten

recede

eat

🍽️

lose out

drop off

get rid

go down

lose one’s way

fall back

Translations

perdre

verlieren

perder

perdere

verliezen

perder

perdre

χάνω

paumer

kaybetmek

amittere

perdo

verbeuren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/luːz/

Etymology

From Middle English losen, from Old English losian, from Proto-West Germanic *losōn, from Proto-Germanic *lusōną, *luzōną, from Proto-Germanic *lusą. The modern pronunciation with /uː/ (instead of the /oʊ~əʊ/ that would be expected from Early Modern /ɔː/) is due to conflation with loose.

Sentences

Temper is so good a thing that we should never lose it .

The larger the calorie deficit , the faster one will lose weight .