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/luːz/ · lose
verb
- To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances. He lost his hearing in the explosion.
- To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from. I lost my way in the forest and had to ask for directions.
- To fail to win a game, competition, trial, or similar contest. We lost the football match by a single point.
Did you know? The word "lose" shares its root with the noun "loss," and Shakespeare used it famously in "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, and loses his life in the play."