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- Definition
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- lose :fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
- She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat
- lose :fail to win
- We lost the battle but we won the war
- lose :suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
- She lost her husband in the war|The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her
- lose :miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
- I've lost my glasses again!
- lose :allow to go out of sight or mind
- The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light|lose the crowds by climbing a mountain|the lost tribe
- lose :fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
- I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!|The company turned a loss after the first year
- lose :fail to get or obtain
- I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad
- lose :fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
- I missed that remark|She missed his point|We lost part of what he said