Lose - English meaning

Irregular verb

1 form	Lose
2 form	Lost
3 form	Lost

Lose – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something).
Usage examples:
I've lost my appetite
Synonims:
Be deprived of Suffer the loss of No longer have Stop having
verb
Become unable to find (something or someone).
Usage examples:
I've lost the car keys
Synonims:
Mislay Misplace Be unable to find Drop Forget Overlook Lose track of Leave (behind)Fail to keep/retain Fail to keep sight of
verb
Fail to win (a game or contest).
Usage examples:
England lost the first test match
Synonims:
Be defeated Be beaten Suffer defeat Be the loser Be conquered Be vanquished Be trounced Be worsted Be bested by Get/have the worst Come off second-best Lose out Fail Come to grief Meet one's
verb
Earn less (money) than one is spending or has spent.
Usage examples:
The paper is losing £1.5 million a month
verb
Waste or fail to take advantage of (time or an opportunity).
Usage examples:
He has lost his chance of becoming world no. 1
Synonims:
Neglect Waste Squander Fail to grasp Fail to take Fail to take advantage of Let pass Miss Forfeit Give up Ignore Disregard Pass up Lose out on

verb
To not be able to find something
Usage examples:
I lost my keys somewhere in the house., two officers chased the suspect, but he turned down an alle…

verb
To no longer have something or have less of something, because it has been taken away from you, or you fail to keep it
Usage examples:
Manufacturing lost 11,000 jobs in june after several months of small increases., she was among 40 p…

Lose translation into English

Lose: translate from English into Chinese

失去, 输, 丢失, 丧失, 损失, 失, 失落, 丢, 失掉, 掉, 败, 少, 丧, 负, 损, 蚀, 折, 耗损, 遗

Lose: translate from English into Dutch

Verliezen, Kwijtraken, Missen, Verspelen, Opgeven, Verbeuren, Laten voorbijgaan, Verzuimen, Verknoeien, Achterlopen

Lose: translate from English into French

Perdre, Se perdre, Semer, Paumer, S'égarer

Lose: translate from English into German

Verlieren, Vergessen, Verpassen, Versäumen, Loswerden, Abschütteln, Nachgehen, Verlernen, Verloren sein, Untergehen, Verbummeln, Nicht bekommen, Nicht mitbekommen, Verschwunden sein, Sich verlaufen haben

Lose: translate from English into Hindi

खोना, गंवाना, छोड़ना, खो देना, वंचित होना, हार जाना, त्यागना, नष्ट होना, असफल होना, गंवा देना, व्यर्थ व्यय करना, हानि उठाना

Lose: translate from English into Italian

Perdere, Smarrire, Far perdere, Ritardare, Rimanere indietro, Essere sconfitto

Lose: translate from English into Korean

잃다, 지다, 보지 못하고 말다, 듣지 못하고 말다, 잃게 하다, 올라가다, 질병 따위를 벗어나다, 공포 따위를 벗어나다, 승부 따위에 지다, 멸망시키다, 낭비하다, 시계가 ...분 늦다, 실패하다, 손해를 입다, 시계가 늦다, 쇠퇴하다, 없어지다

Lose: translate from English into Russian

Терять, Проигрывать, Упускать, Утрачивать, Лишаться, Забывать, Заблудиться, Пропасть, Отставать, Лишать, Стоить, Исчезать, Пропускать, Погибнуть, Обронить, Опаздывать, Вызывать потерю, Недослышать, Не разглядеть, Не воспользоваться, Продуваться, Не существовать больше

Lose: translate from English into Spanish

Perder, Quedarse sin, Deshacerse de, Hacer perder, Extraviar, Dejar atrás, Ser vencido, Ir, Zafarse de, Adelantarse a, Estar vencido, No vencer, No lograr, Dejarse sin, Costarse, Perder derrotado

Word origin

Old English losian ‘perish, destroy’, also ‘become unable to find’, from los ‘loss’.

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Lose synonims

disregard

verb
Pay no attention to; ignore.
Usage examples:
The body of evidence is too substantial to disregard

noun
The action or state of paying no attention to something.
Usage examples:
Blatant disregard for the law

noun
Lack of consideration or respect
Usage examples:
The writer has shown a reckless disregard for the truth., the jury was told to disregard the commen…

Disregard - all meanings in English

drop

verb
Let or make (something) fall vertically.
Usage examples:
The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun
A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.
Usage examples:
The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb
Let fall to the ground

Drop - all meanings in English

fail

verb
Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.
Usage examples:
He failed in his attempt to secure election

noun
A mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test.
Usage examples:
A fail grade

Fail - all meanings in English

forfeit

verb
Lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing.
Usage examples:
Those unable to meet their taxes were liable to forfeit their estates

noun
A fine or penalty for wrongdoing.
Usage examples:
The loser must pay a forfeit

adjective
Lost or surrendered as a penalty for wrongdoing.
Usage examples:
His possessions were declared forfeit

Forfeit - all meanings in English

forget

verb
Fail to remember.
Usage examples:
He had forgotten his lines

verb
To be unable to remember; fail to remember
Usage examples:
[ t ] you’d better not forget your mother’s birthday., [ + (that) clause ] she forgot (that) she ha…

Forget - all meanings in English

give up

phrasal verb
Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

phrasal verb
To stop doing or to stop having something
Usage examples:
He gave up jogging after his heart attack., although behind in the chess match, he refused to give …

phrasal verb
To stop trying to do something before you have finished, usually because it is too difficult
Usage examples:
She has a struggle trying to persuade the board to accept her proposal, but she's determined not to…

Give up - all meanings in English

ignore

verb
Refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally.
Usage examples:
He ignored her outraged question

verb
Refuse to acknowledge

verb
To give no attention to something or someone
Usage examples:
They ignored our warnings., the mayor ignored the hecklers and went on with her speech.

Ignore - all meanings in English

mislay

verb
Unintentionally put (an object) where it cannot readily be found and so lose it temporarily.
Usage examples:
I seem to have mislaid my car keys

Mislay - all meanings in English

misplace

ˌmɪsˈpleɪs

verb
Put (an object) in the wrong place and so lose it temporarily.
Usage examples:
I'm sure the jewellery has just been misplaced, and not stolen

verb
To lose something, esp. temporarily, by forgetting where you put it
Usage examples:
I am always misplacing my eyeglasses.

verb
To lose something temporarily by forgetting where you have put it
Usage examples:
She misplaced her keys so often that her secretary used to carry spare ones for her.

Misplace - all meanings in English

miss

verb
Fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with (something aimed at).
Usage examples:
A laser-guided bomb had missed its target

noun
A failure to hit, catch, or reach something.
Usage examples:
The penalty miss cost us the game

noun
A title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl, or to that of a married woman retaining her maiden name for professional purposes.
Usage examples:
Miss hazel armstrong

Miss - all meanings in English

neglect

verb
Fail to care for properly.
Usage examples:
The old churchyard has been sadly neglected

noun
The state of being uncared for.
Usage examples:
The place had a hopeless air of neglect

Neglect - all meanings in English

overlook

verb
Fail to notice.
Usage examples:
He seems to have overlooked one important fact

noun
A commanding position or view.
Usage examples:
The overlook to the townsite

verb
To have or give a view of something from above
Usage examples:
Our hotel room overlooked the harbor., his film was nominated for an oscar, but reiner himself was …

Overlook - all meanings in English

squander

verb
Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
Usage examples:
£100m of taxpayers' money has been squandered on administering the tax

verb
To waste money, or to use something valuable that you have a limited amount of in a bad or foolish way
Usage examples:
Government should not squander the taxpayers’ money., don’t squander your opportunities when you ar…

verb
To waste large amounts of money or other resources
Usage examples:
Fifty-five percent of likely voters are convinced that much of the state's tax money is being squan…

Squander - all meanings in English

waste

verb
Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
Usage examples:
We can't afford to waste electricity

adjective
(of a material, substance, or by-product) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process.
Usage examples:
Ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly

noun
An act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
Usage examples:
It's a waste of time trying to argue with him

Waste - all meanings in English

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