lose
Definition
- v. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
- v. fail to win
- v. suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
- v. miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
Word forms
- Past participle
- lost
- Past tense
- lost
- Present participle
- losing
- Third person singular
- loses
Example sentences
vt.
I always lose my keys when I am in a hurry.
vi.
If we don't practice more, we will lose the game.