losing a pet
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4.2
- noun
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pérdida de una mascota
- It's sad to lose a pet.
Examples
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Most of all, realize that those of us who have lost a pet are suffering.
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Grieving over an animal is not as socially accepted as other forms of grief, so people who lose a pet often get less support than they need.
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Okay, one of us lost a pet.
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What to Do When a Friend Loses a Pet
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Losing a pet is really like losing a loved one.
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I'm so sorry for your loss... it's always very difficult to lose a pet, but especially so when it is so unexpected and sudden.
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I believe that the good Lord has a place in Heaven for all his creatures great and small, and any of us who have loved and lost a pet know the pain.
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But in case you aren't an "animal person" and simply want to be a good and supportive friend, here are some basic guidelines for helping a friend who has lost a pet.
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Losing a pet can bring about deep feelings of losing a pet.
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Many people feel immense sadness when they experience losing a pet.
Synonyms
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2.1
Deep sadness after you lose someone or something important
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: combining 'lose' with 'a pet' yields the straightforward idea of no longer having a pet (through death or permanent loss), and in a grieving context the intended sense of bereavement is clear. This is a standard noun phrase whose meaning follows regular English semantics and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the component words will understand it.
Etymology
Losing a pet comes from the simple image of losing something you love: when your animal friend is 'gone' you notice an empty bed or an unused bowl and feel a strong empty space. So, losing a pet means the deep sadness and grief you feel after a pet dies.