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- [looz]
- /luz/
- /luːz/
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- [looz]
- /luz/
Definitions of lose word
- verb with object lose to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it. 1
- verb with object lose to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered: I just lost a dime under this sofa. 1
- verb with object lose to suffer the deprivation of: to lose one's job; to lose one's life. 1
- verb with object lose to be bereaved of by death: to lose a sister. 1
- verb with object lose to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain: to lose one's balance; to lose one's figure. 1
- verb with object lose (of a clock or watch) to run slower by: The watch loses three minutes a day. 1
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Origin of lose
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English losen, Old English -lēosan; replacing Middle English lesen, itself also reflecting Old English -lēosan; cognate with German verlieren, Gothic fraliusan to lose. See loss
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Parts of speech for Lose
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lose popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lose
verb lose
- suffer — to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering.
- squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
adjective lose
- dumper — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- out with it — a command to make something known immediately, without missing any details
- get off one's chest — Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- unbosom — to disclose (a confidence, secret, etc.).
- shaker — a person or thing that shakes.
Antonyms for lose
verb lose
- hoard — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- accumulate — When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- confront — If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
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