Meaning

16 senses
  1. (transitive)To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.

    If you lose that ten-pound note, you'll be sorry.

    He lost his hearing in the explosion.

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

  2. To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.

    (transitive)To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.

    Johnny lost a tooth, but kept it for the tooth fairy.

    He lost his spleen in a car wreck.

  3. (transitive)To shed (weight).

    I’ve lost five pounds this week.

    verlieren, abnehmen

    сбро́сить, худе́тьxudétʹ

  4. (transitive)To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).

    She lost all her sons in the war.

    verlieren

    теря́тьterjátʹ, потеря́тьpoterjátʹ

  5. (transitive)To pay or owe (some wager) due from an unsuccessful bet or gamble.

    Frank had lost $500 staying in Vegas.

  6. (transitive)To be deprived of (some right or privileged access to something).

    Users who engage in disruptive behavior may lose their accounts.

  7. (transitive)To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.

    I lost my way in the forest.

  8. (transitive)To become a defeated competitor in (a game, competition, trial, etc).

    We lost the football match.

    You just lost The Game.

    verlieren

    прои́грыватьproígryvatʹ, проигра́тьproigrátʹ

    програва́тиprohraváty, програ́тиprohráty

  9. (intransitive)To be defeated (in a game, competition, contest, etc.)

    The team scored four goals but still managed to lose.

    verlieren

    прои́грыватьproígryvatʹ, проигра́тьproigrátʹ

    програва́тиprohraváty, програ́тиprohráty, прога́дуватиproháduvaty

  10. (transitive)To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.

    The policeman lost the robber he was chasing.

    Mission control lost the satellite as its signal died down.

    verlieren

    теря́тьterjátʹ, потеря́тьpoterjátʹ, нерадетьneradetʹ

  11. (transitive)To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.

    lose the cops

    We managed to lose our pursuers in the forest.

  12. (transitive)To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).

Examples

9119 sentences
  1. Have fun, but don't get lost.

    Розважайся, але на загубись.

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  2. I'm afraid we'll lose the game.

    Боюся, ми програємо цю гру.

    ruБоюсь, мы проиграем.

    deIch fürchte, wir werden das Spiel verlieren.

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  3. I got lost in the forest.

    Я заблукав у лісі.

    ruЯ заблудился в лесу.

    deIch habe mich im Wald verlaufen.

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  4. We got lost in the snow.

    Ми заблукали в снігу.

    ruМы заблудились в снегу.

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  5. He got lost in the city.

    Він заблукав у місті.

    ruОн заблудился в городе.

    deEr verlief sich in der Stadt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
cease to have in one's possession or capability:
(transitive) be a defeated competitor in:
(intransitive) be defeated:
Русский
By meaning 4
cease to have in one's possession or capability:
shed (weight):
(transitive) be a defeated competitor in:
be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
cease to have in one's possession or capability:
shed (weight):
informal: shed, remove, discard, eliminate:

Origin

From Middle English losen, from Old English losian. The modern pronunciation with /uː/ (in

From Middle English losen, from Old English losian. The modern pronunciation with /uː/ (instead of the /oʊ~əʊ/ that would be expected from Early Modern /ɔː/) is due to conflation with loose.

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Forms

loses, losing, lost, lost
Base formlose · to lose
3rd person singularloses
Present participlelosing
Past simplelost
Past participlelost

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylose
he, she, itloses

Past simpleLesson

all personslost

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave lost
he, she, ithas lost

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill lose

Synonyms

14 synonyms
shed, remove, discard, eliminate:dropA1dumpB1ditchget rid ofjettison
cease to have in one's possession:leave behindmislay
forlese(fail to win: forfeit(shed: drop, shed
Close in meaning
  • fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit:turn a loss
  • be set at a disadvantage:suffer
  • fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind:miss

Antonyms

17 antonyms

Word family

27 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • lose weight
  • to lose weight
  • lose some weight
  • lost his temper
  • lost his job
  • get lost
  • lost a lot
  • want to lose
  • has lost his
  • going to lose
  • lost sight of
  • trying to lose

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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