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[ verb ] fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
Examples "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat" |
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[ verb ] fail to win
Examples "We lost the battle but we won the war" |
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[ verb ] suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
Examples "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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[ verb ] miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
Examples "I've lost my glasses again!" |
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[ verb ] allow to go out of sight
Examples : "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light" |
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[ verb ] fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
Synonyms Examples "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!" "The company turned a loss after the first year" |
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[ verb ] fail to get or obtain
Examples "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad" |
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[ verb ] retreat
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[ verb ] fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
Synonyms Examples "I missed that remark" "She missed his point" "We lost part of what he said" |
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[ verb ] be set at a disadvantage
Synonyms Examples "This author really suffers in translation" |
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