lose

/lˈuːz/

/ˈɫuz/

[verbo]

to lose

[VERBO]

MAIN VERB

perder

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

antónimos : keep

1.1

costar

to fail or cause someone to fail to get someone or something

antónimos : acquire

1.2

perder

to waste or fail to have good use of time or an opportunity

perder

to not know the location of a thing or person and be unable to find it

antónimos : find

2.4

perder

to escape from or get rid of someone or something

2.5

confundir

to cause someone to become confused and be no longer able to understand or follow an explanation or argument

2.6

perder

to fail to understand, hear, or see

sinónimos : miss

perder

to not win in a race, fight, game, etc.

antónimos : win

3.1

costar

to cause someone to not win in a race, fight, game, etc.

sinónimos : suffer

perder

to be deprived of someone because they are no longer alive

perder

to earn less than one's expenditure, especially in business

sinónimos : turn a loss

antónimos : profit

retrasarse

(of clocks or watches) to operate slower than what is normal and to show time behind the correct time

Ejemplos

1. This clock loses two minutes a day.

2. Many farmers lost their livestock during the famine.

3. At one stroke, the country lost two outstanding leaders.

4. lose that creep!

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