lose
Third Person
loses
Present Participle
losing
Past Tense
lost
Past Participle
lost
1
to be deprived of or stop having someone or something
transitive
- She lost her hearing as a result of the loud explosion.
- The town lost power during the blackout.
- She began to lose interest in the project as it became more complicated.
- After a bout of illness, he temporarily lost his appetite but soon recovered.
- If you don't take precautions, you might lose your belongings in a crowded place.
Antonyms:
2
to not know the location of a thing or person and be unable to find it
transitive
- I can't find my phone; I think I've lost it.
- She lost her wallet on the way home from work.
- They lost their dog in the neighborhood.
- The package seems to have gotten lost in transit.
- They lost their child in the crowded amusement park.
Antonyms:
3
to not win in a race, fight, game, etc.
- They lost the boxing match in the final round.
- They lost the soccer game in overtime.
- Our team lost to the undefeated champions.
- She lost the race by a fraction of a second.
- The underdog team lost to the favorites.
Antonyms:
4
to be deprived of someone because they are no longer alive
transitive
- She lost her mother to cancer.
- They lost their daughter in a tragic accident.
- He lost his best friend in a plane crash.
- The community lost a great leader in the flood.
- They lost their father to a heart attack.
5
to earn less than one's expenditure, especially in business
transitive
- The store is losing money during the slow season.
- The company is losing revenue because of market fluctuations.
- The hotel is losing money due to low occupancy rates.
- The restaurant is losing $2,000 a week.
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Antonyms:
6
to remove a particular part or feature of something that is considered unnecessary or unwanted
transitive
- The editor suggested we lose the lengthy introduction to make the article more concise.
- You can lose the extra details in the report to keep it focused on the main points.
- To fit within the time limit, we'll need to lose some scenes from the movie.
- Let's lose the excessive ornamentation in the design to achieve a cleaner look.
- She advised him to lose the irrelevant references in his research paper.
7
(of clocks or watches) to operate slower than what is normal and to show time behind the correct time
transitive
- My watch loses five minutes every week; I need to get it fixed.
- This timer is reliable; it won't lose a second.
- The antique grandfather clock lost time over the years.
- The digital clock in the kitchen tends to lose a few seconds each day.
- I prefer a clock that neither gains nor loses time.