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/luːz/
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verb[T]
To be unable to find something or to fail to keep possession of it.
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old English losian, meaning “to perish, be lost,” related to loss.
Examples
Don't lose your keys again.
I always lose my phone at home.
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verb[T]
To be deprived of someone or something valuable, wanted, or needed.
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old English losian, meaning “to perish, be lost,” related to loss.
Examples
She lost her job last year.
He lost a lot of money in the deal.
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verb[T, I]
To fail to win a game, competition, argument, battle, or election.
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old English losian, meaning “to perish, be lost,” related to loss.
Examples
If we lose this game, we are out.
They lost by two goals.
I hate to lose.
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verb[T]
To have less of something than before; to decrease in amount, value, weight, speed, or quality.
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old English losian, meaning “to perish, be lost,” related to loss.
Examples
He wants to lose weight.
The old clock loses five minutes a day.
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verb[T]
To make someone unable to find, follow, understand, or remain interested in you.
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old English losian, meaning “to perish, be lost,” related to loss.
Examples
We need to lose the reporters before we go home.
Her lecture lost me after the first slide.
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