losing Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
   lose.
   
   • She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat
2. verb fail to win
   lose.
   
   • We lost the battle but we won the war
3. verb suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
   lose.
   
   • She lost her husband in the war
   • The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her
4. verb place (something) where one cannot find it again
   mislay; misplace; lose.
   
   • I misplaced my eyeglasses
5. verb miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
   lose.
   
   • I've lost my glasses again!
6. verb allow to go out of sight
   lose.
   
   • The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light
7. verb fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
   turn a loss; lose.
   
   • I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!
   • The company turned a loss after the first year
8. verb fail to get or obtain
   lose.
   
   • I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad
9. verb retreat
   drop off; fall back; fall behind; recede; lose.
   
10. verb fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
    miss; lose.
    
    • I missed that remark
    • She missed his point
    • We lost part of what he said
11. verb be set at a disadvantage
    suffer; lose.
    
    • This author really suffers in translation

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