lose
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lose Definition
(v)
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
"
(v)
fail
to
win
; "
We
lost
the
battle
but
we
won
the
war
"
(v)
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
"
(v)
place
(
something
)
where
one
cannot
find
it
again
; "
I
misplaced
my
eyeglasses
"
(v)
miss
from
one
''
s
possessions
;
lose
sight
of
; "
I
''
ve
lost
my
glasses
again
!"
(v)
allow
to
go
out
of
sight
; "
The
detective
lost
the
man
he
was
shadowing
after
he
had
to
stop
at
a
red
light
"
(v)
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
"
(v)
fail
to
get
or
obtain
; "
I
lost
the
opportunity
to
spend
a
year
abroad
"
(v)
retreat
(v)
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
"
(v)
be
set
at
a
disadvantage
; "
This
author
really
suffers
in
translation
"
lose Synonyms
drop off
fall back
fall behind
lose
mislay
misplace
miss
recede
suffer
turn a loss
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