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Definition of Lose
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Lose
To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle. To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer diminution of; as, to lose one's relish for anything; to lose one's health. Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction. To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way. To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge. To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd. To fail to obtain or enjoy; to fail to gain or win; hence, to fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss; as, I lost a part of what he said. To cause to part with; to deprive of. To prevent from gaining or obtaining. To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest. Related Definitions:
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Lose Quotations
Use it or lose it. Jimmy Connors You play. You win. You play. You lose. You play. Jeanette Winterson Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both. Benjamin Franklin No man can lose what he never had. Izaak Walton He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. Jim Elliot |
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Lose Translations
lose in Afrikaans is verloor lose in Dutch is verbeuren, opgeven, kwijtraken lose in Finnish is kadottaa lose in French is perdent, perdez, perdons, perdre, perds lose in German is verliere, verlieren lose in Italian is perdere, perdo lose in Latin is amitto, omitto lose in Norwegian is tape, saktne, miste lose in Portuguese is perca, perder |
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