lose

/lˈuːz/

/ˈɫuz/

[verb]

to lose

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

antonyms : keep

1.1

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

antonyms : acquire

1.2

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

1.3

to experience a reduction or decrease in the quantity or amount of something

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

antonyms : find

2.1

to become directionally confused or disoriented, or unable to find one's intended path, direction, or location

2.2

to become so immersed in one's thoughts, fantasies, or imagination that one temporarily disconnects from the present reality

2.3

to deviate or stray from a particular belief or ideology one once followed

2.4

to escape from or get rid of someone or something

2.5

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

2.6

to fail to understand, hear, or see

synonyms : miss

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

antonyms : win

3.1

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

synonyms : suffer

to be deprived of someone because they are no longer alive

4.1

to suffer death or to pass away

4.2

(of a pregnant person) to suffer the loss of a baby through miscarriage or during childbirth

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

synonyms : turn a loss

antonyms : profit

to remove a particular part or feature of something that is considered unnecessary or unwanted

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

Examples

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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