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to lose

∞ 1.0

Fail to win a game or contest

verb
/luːz/

: perder

Never seen him lose at anything.
win or lose
lose the game
a losing team

Well, I mean, they've both lost and we've all won so far.

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Examples

You win some, you lose some, but you live.
Yeah, that's the difference between winning and losing.

Gran Turismo (2023)
When you try something and you lose, now it's for real.
Do you want to know why I always lose the battle with myself?
Any student appearing later than the assigned teaching time will lose points of the total for the lesson.

Academic text (2011)
Whether you win or lose, these are imposters.

Rob Moore
So, you're losing and I am winning.

People Like Us (2012)
You just don't know how to lose at all, do you, Andrew?

Sleuth (1972)
And so then you can't lose as long as you don't quit.

Alex Hormozi
In the championship match, the team played hard, but in the end, they lost the title to their rivals.

Antonyms

to win

∞ 1.0

To beat others in a contest or game

to succeed

846 2.0

To reach a goal after trying hard

Idioms

to lose one's virginity

NSFW

56 8.4

To have sex for the first time

to lose my touch

12 7.5

No longer have the skill you once had to do something well

to lose face

Informal

11 6.6

To feel embarrassed and seem less respected in front of other people

to lose the war

8 5.9

Fail to reach the main goal even if you win small victories

to lose one's shirt

Informal

3 7.3

To be left with almost no money after a bad bet or investment

to lose one's touch

3 6.0

To become less good at something you used to do well

to lose one's temper

2 3.7

To suddenly become very angry and not be able to control yourself

to lose one's heart

1 4.7

To fall in love suddenly, often without planning

to lose one's cookies

Informal

1 9.9

To become very upset or frightened

to lose one's head

Informal

1 6.4

To become very upset and unable to think clearly

to lose one's tongue

1 8.1

Become unable to speak when you feel nervous or embarrassed

to lose one's heart to

1 4.4

To fall in love with someone or something

to lose one's mind

Informal

1 6.7

Become very anxious, confused, or upset and act in a way that does not make sense

to lose the bubble

Informal

1 9.9

Fail to follow what is happening and become confused

to win the battle but lose the war

Informal

1 7.1

Get a small success but lose a bigger long-term goal

to lose one's cool

Informal

5.9

To suddenly become very angry and fail to control your feelings

to lose one's wits

7.9

To get very confused and unable to think clearly

to lose one's yarbles

Archaic

9.9

To start behaving in a strange and out of control way

to lose one's bottle

9.9

To become suddenly too afraid to do something you planned

to lose one's shit

Offensive

9.9

To suddenly become very angry or upset in a way you cannot control

to lose one's life

4.2

Die because of an accident, violence, or disaster

to lose the run of oneself

Archaic

9.9

Act in a confused or uncontrolled way because of strong emotion

Phrasal Verbs

to lose it

Informal

289 7.5

Suddenly stop controlling your feelings and become very angry or upset

to lose sight of

87 3.5

To stop being able to see a person or thing because something blocks your view

to lose track

85 3.7

To not know where something is or what is happening

to lose oneself

22 5.1

To become so focused on something that you do not notice anything else

to lose fat

4 3.0

To reduce the fat on your body by eating less and exercising

to lose oneself in nature

5.5

To become very focused on nature and forget daily worries

How Successful

triumph

262 3.3

to win

∞ 1.0

draw

91 2.4

to lose

∞ 1.0

to fail

898 1.0

Surface Forms

lose infinitive

losing present participle

loses third person singular

lost past

lost past participle

Etymology

Lose comes from an old word that meant 'be without' and it is the same root as loss and lost. So to 'lose' a game is to end up 'without' the win or prize, which is why it means to fail to win.