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lose



verb
1. fail to keep or to maintain;
cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense (Freq. 123)
- She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat
Ant:
keep
Hyponyms:
white-out, whiteout, sleep off
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They lose the money
2. fail to win (Freq. 17)
- We lost the battle but we won the war
Ant:
win
Derivationally related forms:
loser
Hyponyms:
go down, drop, take the count, remain down, drop one's serve
Entailment:
compete, vie, contend
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s to somebody
3. suffer the loss of a person through death or removal (Freq. 10)
- She lost her husband in the war
- The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her
Hypernyms:
suffer
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
4. place (something) where one cannot find it again (Freq. 7)
- I misplaced my eyeglasses
Syn:
misplace, mislay
Hypernyms:
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
5. miss from one's possessions;
lose sight of (Freq. 6)
- I've lost my glasses again!
Ant:
find
Derivationally related forms:
losings
Hyponyms:
forget, leave
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. allow to go out of sight (Freq. 4)
- The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
7. fail to make money in a business;
make a loss or fail to profit (Freq. 3)
- I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!
- The company turned a loss after the first year
Syn:
turn a loss
Ant:
profit, break even
Derivationally related forms:
loser, losings
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- They lose the money
8. fail to get or obtain (Freq. 2)
- I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad
Ant:
win
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
9. retreat (Freq. 2)
Syn:
fall back, drop off, fall behind, recede
Ant:
gain (for: fall back)
Derivationally related forms:
recession (for: recede), receding (for: recede)
Hypernyms:
regress, retrograde, retrogress
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
10. fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind (Freq. 1)
- I missed that remark
- She missed his point
- We lost part of what he said
Syn:
miss
Hyponyms:
overlook
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
11. be set at a disadvantage
- This author really suffers in translation
Syn:
suffer
Hypernyms:
worsen, decline
Verb Group:
suffer
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP

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