Lose — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

fail to win

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈuːz/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈuːz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈuːz/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈuːz/.

Examples

She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat
We lost the battle but we won the war
She lost her husband in the war

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mislay misplace drop off miss fall back recede suffer turn a loss fall behind

Antonyms

keep win gain profit find break even

Parts of Speech

verb	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”
verb	fail to win “We lost the battle but we won the war”
verb	suffer the loss of a person through death or removal “She lost her husband in the war”
verb	place (something) where one cannot find it again “I misplaced my eyeglasses”
verb	miss from one's possessions; lose sight of “I've lost my glasses again!”
verb	allow to go out of sight “The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light”
verb	fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit “I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!”
verb	fail to get or obtain “I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad”
verb	retreat
verb	fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind “I missed that remark”
verb	be set at a disadvantage “This author really suffers in translation”

Word Forms

loser	noun	a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
losings	noun	something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
recession	noun	the act of ceding back
receding	noun	the act of becoming more distant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verlieren

nicht behalten oder aufrechterhalten; aufhören zu haben, sei es physisch oder im abstrakten Sinne

🇫🇷French

perdre

ne pas conserver ou maintenir ; cesser d'avoir, soit physiquement, soit dans un sens abstrait

🇪🇸Spanish

perder

no conservar o mantener; dejar de tener, ya sea físicamente o en un sentido abstracto

🇮🇹Italian

perdere

non riuscire a mantenere o mantenere; cessare di avere, sia fisicamente che in senso astratto

🇳🇱Dutch

verliezen

nalaten te houden of te handhaven; ophouden te bestaan, zowel fysiek als in abstracte zin

🇵🇹Portuguese

perder

deixar de manter ou manter; deixar de ter, seja fisicamente ou em um sentido abstrato

🇷🇺Russian

терять

не удается сохранить или поддерживать; перестать иметь ни физически, ни в абстрактном смысле

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खोना

रखने या बनाए रखने में विफल; भौतिक रूप से या अमूर्त अर्थ में, समाप्त हो जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

হারান

রাখা বা বজায় রাখা ব্যর্থ; শারীরিকভাবে বা বিমূর্ত অর্থে, থাকা বন্ধ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

இழக்க

வைத்திருக்க அல்லது பராமரிக்கத் தவறியது; உடல் ரீதியாகவோ அல்லது சுருக்கமான அர்த்தத்தில் இருப்பதை நிறுத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కోల్పోతారు

ఉంచడం లేదా నిర్వహించడంలో విఫలం; భౌతికంగా లేదా వియుక్త కోణంలో కలిగి ఉండటం ఆగిపోతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

गमावणे

ठेवण्यास किंवा राखण्यात अयशस्वी; असणे बंद करा, एकतर शारीरिक किंवा अमूर्त अर्थाने

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુમાવવું

રાખવા અથવા જાળવવામાં નિષ્ફળ; શારીરિક અથવા અમૂર્ત અર્થમાં, રાખવાનું બંધ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಇರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲು ವಿಫಲವಾಗಿದೆ; ಭೌತಿಕವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಮೂರ್ತ ಅರ್ಥದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಂದುವುದನ್ನು ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നഷ്ടപ്പെടുക

സൂക്ഷിക്കുന്നതിനോ പരിപാലിക്കുന്നതിനോ പരാജയപ്പെടുന്നു; ശാരീരികമായോ അമൂർത്തമായോ ഉള്ളത് നിർത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁਆਉਣਾ

ਰੱਖਣ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਇਮ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲ; ਹੋਣਾ ਬੰਦ ਕਰੋ, ਜਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਅਰਥਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھونا

برقرار رکھنے یا برقرار رکھنے میں ناکام؛ جسمانی طور پر یا تجریدی معنوں میں ہونا بند ہو جائے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失去

未能保留或维持；无论是在物理上还是在抽象意义上都不再具有

🇯🇵Japanese

失う

維持または維持に失敗する。物理的または抽象的な意味でなくなる

🇰🇷Korean

잃다

유지하거나 유지하지 못함; 물리적으로나 추상적인 의미에서 더 이상 소유하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thua

không giữ hoặc duy trì; không còn có, về mặt vật lý hoặc theo nghĩa trừu tượng

🇹🇭Thai

สูญเสีย

ไม่สามารถรักษาหรือบำรุงรักษาได้ สิ้นไปทั้งทางกายหรือทางนามธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kehilangan

gagal untuk menjaga atau memelihara; berhenti memiliki, baik secara fisik atau dalam arti abstrak

🇵🇭Filipino

mawala

mabigong panatilihin o mapanatili; tumigil sa pagkakaroon, pisikal man o sa isang abstract na kahulugan

🇲🇾Malay

kalah

gagal untuk menyimpan atau mengekalkan; berhenti mempunyai, sama ada secara fizikal atau dalam erti kata abstrak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يخسر

🇮🇷Persian

از دست دادن

شکست در حفظ یا نگهداری؛ وجود ندارد، چه به صورت فیزیکی و چه به معنای انتزاعی

🇹🇷Turkish

kaybetmek

tutmak veya sürdürmekte başarısız olmak; fiziksel veya soyut anlamda sahip olmayı bırakmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְאַבֵּד

לא לשמור או לשמור; להפסיק להיות, פיזית או מופשטת

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'lose'?

The primary meaning of 'lose' is 'fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'lose' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'lose' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lose' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lose' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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