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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lose out vb informal - (intr, adverb) to be defeated or unsuccessful
- lose out on ⇒ to fail to secure or make use of: we lost out on the sale
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lose /luz/USA pronunciation v., lost/lɔst, lɑst/USA pronunciation los•ing. v. - to come to be without, as through accident:[~ + object]They lost all their belongings in the storm.
- to fail to keep, as by accident, usually temporarily:[~ + object]I just lost a dime under this sofa.
- to suffer the taking away of:[~ + object]to lose one's job.
- to experience the death of (someone):[not: be + ~-ing* ~ + object]He had just lost his wife to cancer.
- (of a physician) to fail to preserve the life of (a patient):[~ + object]The doctor lost a young patient.
- to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain:[~ + object]to lose a fortune by gambling.
- (of a timepiece) to run slower by:[~ + object]The watch loses three minutes a day.
- to come to have less (money) than before: [~ + object]lost a million dollars on the deal.[no object]We lost on that deal.
- to get rid of:[~ + object]to lose weight.
- to bring to destruction:[~ + object* usually: be + lost]Ship and crew were lost.
- to have (someone) slip from sight or awareness:[~ + object]The detective lost the man she was following.
- to stray from:[~ + object]to lose one's way.
- to waste:[~ + object]We have lost enough time waiting.
- to fail to gain or win:[~ + object]He lost the bet.
- to be defeated (in): [~ + object]They lost four games in a row.[no object]Our team lost again, 6-0.
- to cause the loss of: [~ + object + for + object]The delay lost the battle for them.[~ + object + object]That delay lost them the battle.
- to allow (oneself) to be absorbed in something:[~ + oneself]I had lost myself in thought.
- [~ + object]
- to fail to hear, understand, comprehend, or see:I've lost you; do you mind going over it again for me?
- to cause this to happen:I'm afraid you've lost me; do you mind going over it one more time?
- lose out, [no object] to suffer defeat or loss:Our company lost out on the deal.
Idioms- Idioms lose it, to fail to maintain one's temper, composure, or control.
lose is a verb, lost is an adjective, loss is a noun:I lost my keys. The lost sheep was found again. The company announced a small loss for the computer division. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lose (lo̅o̅z),USA pronunciation v., lost, los•ing. v.t. - to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery:I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered:I just lost a dime under this sofa.
- to suffer the deprivation of:to lose one's job; to lose one's life.
- to be bereaved of by death:to lose a sister.
- to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain:to lose one's balance; to lose one's figure.
- (of a clock or watch) to run slower by:The watch loses three minutes a day.
- to give up;
forfeit the possession of:to lose a fortune at the gaming table. - to get rid of:to lose one's fear of the dark; to lose weight.
- to bring to destruction or ruin (usually used passively):Ship and crew were lost.
- to condemn to hell;
damn. - to have slip from sight, hearing, attention, etc.:to lose him in the crowd.
- to stray from or become ignorant of (one's way, directions, etc.):to lose one's bearings.
- to leave far behind in a pursuit, race, etc.;
outstrip:She managed to lose the other runners on the final lap of the race. - to use to no purpose;
waste:to lose time in waiting. - to fail to have, get, catch, etc.;
miss:to lose a bargain. - to fail to win (a prize, stake, etc.):to lose a bet.
- to be defeated in (a game, lawsuit, battle, etc.):He has lost very few cases in his career as a lawyer.
- to cause the loss of:The delay lost the battle for them.
- to let (oneself ) go astray, miss the way, etc.:We lost ourselves in the woods.
- to allow (oneself ) to become absorbed or engrossed in something and oblivious to all else:I had lost myself in thought.
- (of a physician) to fail to preserve the life of (a patient).
- (of a woman) to fail to be delivered of (a live baby) because of miscarriage, complications in childbirth, etc.
v.i. - to suffer loss:to lose on a contract.
- to suffer defeat or fail to win, as in a contest, race, or game:We played well, but we lost.
- to depreciate in effectiveness or in some other essential quality:a classic that loses in translation.
- (of a clock, watch, etc.) to run slow.
- Idioms lose face. See face (def. 30).
- lose out, to suffer defeat or loss;
fail to obtain something desired:He got through the preliminaries, but lost out in the finals.
- bef. 900; Middle English losen, Old English -lēosan; replacing Middle English lesen, itself also reflecting Old English -lēosan; cognate with German verlieren, Gothic fraliusan to lose. See loss
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