lose
[ looz ]
/ luz /
verb (used with object), lost, los·ing.
verb (used without object), lost, los·ing.
Verb Phrases
lose out,
to suffer defeat or loss; fail to obtain something desired: He got through the preliminaries, but lost out in the finals.
Idioms for lose
lose face.
face(def 51).
lose it, Informal.
to suddenly lose control of one's emotions: When he said he loved me, I nearly lost it.
Origin of lose
before 900; Middle English
losen, Old English
-lēosan; replacing Middle English
lesen, itself also reflecting Old English
-lēosan; cognate with German
verlieren, Gothic
fraliusan to lose. See
loss
OTHER WORDS FROM lose
re·lose, verb (used with object), re·lost, re·los·ing.Words nearby lose
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British Dictionary definitions for lose
lose
/ (luːz) /
verb loses, losing or lost (mainly tr)
Derived forms of lose
losable, adjective losableness, nounWord Origin for lose
Old English
losian to perish; related to Old English
-lēosan as in
forlēosan to forfeit. Compare
loose
Idioms and Phrases with lose
lose