Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: lose
IPA transcription: [l'uz]
Pronunciations of lose
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verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: lose
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: lose
    Meaning: fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
  • Synonyms: lose
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: misplace, mislay, lose
    Meaning: place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"
  • Synonyms: lose
    Meaning: miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"
  • Synonyms: lose
    Meaning: allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"
  • Synonyms: lose, turn_a_loss
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: lose
    Meaning: fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"
  • Synonyms: fall_back, lose, drop_off, fall_behind, recede
    Meaning: retreat
  • Synonyms: miss, lose
    Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
  • But I lose much.
  • Not a moment to lose!"
  • I shall lose my place.
  • 'I shall lose my place.
  • Always lose my damned grip.
  • Don't let us lose a moment.
  • Now don't lose that package.
  • We cannot afford to lose you.
  • "And she will lose all her youth."
  • And I'm to lose my chance for you!
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Nyarlathotep, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Shannon Rutherford, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ottoman Empire, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Planetary habitability, License CC BY-SA 4.0