lose

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English losen, from Old English losian.

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

lose (third-person singular simple present loses, present participle losing, simple past and past participle lost)

  1. (transitive) To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.
    If you lose that ten pound note, you'll be sorry.
    He lost his hearing in the explosion.
    She lost her position when the company was taken over.
    • 2011 April 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Norwich 2 - 1 Nott'm Forest”, BBC Sport:
      Forest, who lost striker Kris Boyd to injury seconds before half-time, produced little after the break, with a Tyson sliced shot from 12 yards their only opportunity of note.
  2. (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 fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
    We lost the match.
  4. (transitive) To shed (weight); to reduce.
    I’ve lost five pounds this week.
  5. (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.
  6. (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.
  7. (transitive, informal) To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
    When we get into the building, please lose the hat.
  8. Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
    My watch loses five minutes a week.
    It's already 5:30? My watch must have lost a few minutes.
  9. To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 556:
      This lost Catholicism [...] any semblance of a claim to special status, and also highlighted the gains which other religious formations had derived from the Revolution.

Usage notes [edit]

  • Do not confuse lose with loose.

Synonyms [edit]

  • (cause to cease to be in one's possession): leave behind, mislay
  • (fail to win (something):
  • (shed (weight): drop, shed
  • (have (somebody of one's kin) die):
  • (be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer):
  • (shed, remove, discard, eliminate): ditch, drop, dump, get rid of, jettison
  • (fail to win (intransitive):
  • (last):

Antonyms [edit]

Derived terms [edit]

Terms derived from lose

Translations [edit]

cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability
(transitive) fail to win
shed (weight)
have (somebody of one's kin) die
be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer
informal: shed, remove, discard, eliminate
fail to be the winner
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Anagrams [edit]

German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Old High German lōs

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈloːzə/

Adjective [edit]

lose

  1. loose

Declension [edit]

positive forms of lose
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist lose sie ist lose es ist lose sie sind lose
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative loser lose loses lose
genitive losen loser losen loser
dative losem loser losem losen
accusative losen lose loses lose
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der lose die lose das lose die losen
genitive des losen der losen des losen der losen
dative dem losen der losen dem losen den losen
accusative den losen die lose das lose die losen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein loser eine lose ein loses (keine) losen
genitive eines losen einer losen eines losen (keiner) losen
dative einem losen einer losen einem losen (keinen) losen
accusative einen losen eine lose ein loses (keine) losen
comparative forms of lose
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist loser sie ist loser es ist loser sie sind loser
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative loserer losere loseres losere
genitive loseren loserer loseren loserer
dative loserem loserer loserem loseren
accusative loseren losere loseres losere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der losere die losere das losere die loseren
genitive des loseren der loseren des loseren der loseren
dative dem loseren der loseren dem loseren den loseren
accusative den loseren die losere das losere die loseren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein loserer eine losere ein loseres (keine) loseren
genitive eines loseren einer loseren eines loseren (keiner) loseren
dative einem loseren einer loseren einem loseren (keinen) loseren
accusative einen loseren eine losere ein loseres (keine) loseren
superlative forms of lose
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am losesten sie ist am losesten es ist am losesten sie sind am losesten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative losester loseste losestes loseste
genitive losesten losester losesten losester
dative losestem losester losestem losesten
accusative losesten loseste losestes loseste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der loseste die loseste das loseste die losesten
genitive des losesten der losesten des losesten der losesten
dative dem losesten der losesten dem losesten den losesten
accusative den losesten die loseste das loseste die losesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein losester eine loseste ein losestes (keine) losesten
genitive eines losesten einer losesten eines losesten (keiner) losesten
dative einem losesten einer losesten einem losesten (keinen) losesten
accusative einen losesten eine loseste ein losestes (keine) losesten

Verb [edit]

lose

  1. First-person singular present of losen.
  2. First-person singular subjunctive I of losen.
  3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of losen.
  4. Imperative singular of losen.
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