Results for lose
Definitions of lose:
part of speech: adjective
LOSABLE.
part of speech: present participle
part of speech: verb
To mislay; to lay or drop so as not to be able to find; not to gain or win; to be deprived of; to fail to obtain; to miss; to wander from; to bewilder; to waste, as time; to squander or throw away; to ruin or destroy; not to employ or enjoy; to suffer loss.
part of speech: verb transitive
To be deprived of; cease to have in possession; mislay; to wander from; as, to lose one's way; miss; as, to lose an opportunity; fail to win; as, to lose a battle.
part of speech: verb transitive
The opposite of keep or gain: to be deprived of: to mislay: to waste, as time: to miss: to bewilder: to cause to perish: to ruin: to suffer waste:- pr. p. losing ( loozing); pa. t and pa. p. lost.
part of speech: noun
part of speech: past tense, past participle
Lost.
Usage examples for lose:
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Then you will lose it.
"Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker", S. Weir Mitchell -
Shall I lose my King too because I have lost my children?
"The King of the Dark Chamber", Rabindranath Tagore (trans.) -
Of course I lose things.
"Leaves in the Wind", A. G. Gardiner -
Why lose the interest of your money for so many years?"
"Fragments of an Autobiography", Felix Moscheles