Lose

Verb

 * 1)  To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.
 * If you lose that ten pound note, you'll be sorry.
 * He lost his hearing in the explosion.
 * She lost her position when the company was taken over.
 * 1)  To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
 * Johnny lost a tooth, but kept it for the tooth fairy.
 * He lost his spleen in a car wreck.
 * 1)  To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc). Often followed by out
 * We lost the match.
 * 1)  To shed (weight); to reduce.
 * I’ve lost five pounds this week.
 * 1)  To have (a relative or friend) die.
 * She lost all her sons in the war.
 * 1)  To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
 * The policeman lost the robber he was chasing.
 * Mission control lost the satellite as its signal died down.
 * 1)  To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
 * When we get into the building, please lose the hat.
 * 1)  To fail to be the winner.
 * Did you win this time? - No, I lost again.
 * 1) Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
 * My watch loses five minutes a week.
 * It's already 5:30? My watch must have lost a few minutes.
 * It's already 5:30? My watch must have lost a few minutes.

Synonyms

 * leave behind, mislay
 * drop, shed
 * ditch, drop, dump, get rid of, jettison
 * ditch, drop, dump, get rid of, jettison
 * ditch, drop, dump, get rid of, jettison
 * ditch, drop, dump, get rid of, jettison

Antonyms

 * come across, discover, find, gain, acquire, procure, get, pick up, snag
 * win
 * gain, put on
 * find
 * pick up
 * come first, win
 * come first, win

Derived terms

 * lose heart
 * lose it
 * lose one's cool
 * lose one's head
 * lose one's life


 * lose one's lunch
 * lose one's marbles
 * lose one's mind
 * lose one's patience
 * lose one's rag


 * lose one's temper
 * lose one's way
 * lose patience
 * lose time
 * no love lost


 * See also losing and lost

Thesaurus
be bereaved of, be found wanting, be unsuccessful, bereave, bite the dust, bow, bow to, capitulate, clear, come to grief, consume, decline, default, disinherit, displace, dispossess, dissipate, divest, draw a blank, drop, elude, escape, evade, exhaust, expend, fail, fail of success, fall, flunk, flunk out, forfeit, forget, fritter away, give the slip, give up, go astray from, go bankrupt, go down, go under, have enough, incur loss, kiss good-bye, labor in vain, let slip, lick the dust, lose out, lose sight of, lose the day, mislay, misplace, miss, not come off, not pass, not remember, not work, oust, part with, relinquish, rid, rob, sacrifice, say uncle, shake off, slip, spend, spill, squander, succumb, suffer loss, surrender, take the count, throw off, trifle away, tumble, unburden, undergo privation, use up, wander from, waste, yield

Etymology
losian:

Pronunciation

 * Homophones: loos, Lou’s
 * Homophones: loos, Lou’s
 * Homophones: loos, Lou’s
 * Homophones: loos, Lou’s
 * Homophones: loos, Lou’s

Translations

 * Arabic: (fáqada),  (ʼaḍāʻa),  خسر
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan: perdre
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin; 丟, 丢 (diū), 失去 (shīqù)
 * Crimean Tatar: coytmaq
 * Czech:
 * Danish: tabe, miste
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: なくす (nakusu), 落とす (おとす, otosu), 失う (うしなう, ushinau)


 * Korean: 상실 (sangsil), 잃다 (ilta)
 * Kurdish: ji dest dan, winda kirin,
 * Latin: ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: тeрять, пoтeрять
 * Scots:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovak: stratiť
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, tappa bort, tappa, mista, bliva av med, varda av med
 * Telugu: కోల్పోవు (kOlpOvu)
 * Turkish: kaybetmek


 * Armenian: պարտվել,  կրվել
 * Bulgarian: загубвам, губя
 * Catalan: perdre
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 輸, 输 (shū)
 * Czech:
 * Danish: tabe
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 負ける (まける, makeru)
 * Korean: 패배하다 (paebae-hada)
 * Kurdish:
 * Latin:
 * Polish:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scots:
 * Slovak: prehrať
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, tappa


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 減, 减 (jiǎn) (減肥, 减肥 jiǎnféi- "reduce fat")
 * Danish: tabe
 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * German: verlieren, abnehmen (body weight)
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 痩せる (やせる, yaseru) lose weight, become thin


 * Korean: 감소 (gamso)
 * Latin: amitto, perdo
 * Russian:  (сбросить вес - lose weight); ,   become slim
 * Scots:
 * Slovene:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: zayıflamak, kilo vermek,  kilo kaybetmek


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Latin: amitto, perdo
 * Russian:


 * Scots:
 * Slovene:
 * Swedish:, mista
 * Telugu: కోల్పోవు (kOlpOvu)


 * Italian:
 * Latin: amitto, perdo
 * Scots:


 * Swedish: tappa bort
 * Turkish: kaybetmek, gözden kaçırmak


 * Finnish: ottaa pois


 * Scots:


 * Arabic: خسر
 * Catalan: perdre
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Latin:


 * Russian: ,
 * Scots:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:, tappa
 * Telugu: ఓడిపోవు (OdipOvu)
 * Turkish: kaybetmek


 * : 잃다 (ilta), 잊다 (itda) 줄다(julda) (3)

Anagrams

 * ESOL
 * Leos
 * sloe
 * sole

Adjective
lose


 * 1) loose

Etymology
los: