lose
/luz/verb1 syllable
Lose means: be set at a disadvantage.
Synonyms for lose3
Opposites of lose
What does lose mean?10
verb
be set at a disadvantage“This author really suffers in translation”
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit“I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind“I missed that remark”
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”
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”
fail to get or obtain“I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad”
withdraw, as from reality“he lost himself in his music”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with lose?38
one syllable
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Lose in a sentence
- Unless everyone plays well, we may lose the game.kcaze
- If you trust such a fellow, you'll lose everything you have.CK
- Whether you win or lose, you must play fair.unknown
- Whether you win or lose, you should play fairly.unknown
- Whether we win or lose, we must play fairly.unknown
- Whether you win or lose, you should do your best in the match.CM
- Be punctual for appointments, otherwise you'll lose face.unknown
- If you persist in bothering her like that, she'll lose her temper.CK
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Forms of lose
as a verb
- past tense
- lost
- past participle
- lost
- present participle
- losing
- third-person singular
- loses