LOSE
\lˈuːz], \lˈuːz], \l_ˈuː_z]\
Definitions of LOSE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"
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fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
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suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"
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fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"
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allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"
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miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"
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fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"
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fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"
By Princeton University
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fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"
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fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
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suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"
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fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"
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allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"
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miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"
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fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Lost.
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To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle.
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To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer diminution of; as, to lose one's relish for anything; to lose one's health.
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Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.
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To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.
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To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.
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To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.
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To cause to part with; to deprive of.
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To prevent from gaining or obtaining.
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To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest.
By Oddity Software
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Lost.
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To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle.
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To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer diminution of; as, to lose one's relish for anything; to lose one's health.
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Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.
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To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.
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To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.
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To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.
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To cause to part with; to deprive of.
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To prevent from gaining or obtaining.
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To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest.
By Noah Webster.
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Lost.
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To be deprived of; cease to have in possession; mislay; to wander from; as, to lose one's way; miss; as, to lose an opportunity; fail to win; as, to lose a battle.
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Losing.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The opposite of keep or gain: to be deprived of: to mislay: to waste, as time: to miss: to bewilder: to cause to perish: to ruin: to suffer waste:-pr.p. losing (loozing); pa.t and pa.p. lost.
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LOSABLE.
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LOSER.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald