LOSE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • be set at a disadvantage
   Synonym(s)
   • suffer (what does suffer mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This author really suffers in translation
   Hypernyms(s) lose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • worsen (what does worsen mean?)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
2. Meaning
   • fail to win
   Usage Example(s)
   • We lost the battle but we won the war
   Antonym(s)
   • win (what does win mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • go down (what does go down mean?)
   • drop (what does drop mean?)
   • take the count (what does take the count mean?)
   • remain down (what does remain down mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • failure (what does failure mean?)
   • loser (what does loser mean?)
   • nonstarter (what does nonstarter mean?)
   • unsuccessful person (what does unsuccessful person mean?)
   • loser (what does loser mean?)
   • also-ran (what does also-ran mean?)
   • loser (what does loser mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • compete (what does compete mean?)
   • vie (what does vie mean?)
   • contend (what does contend mean?)
3. Meaning
   • retreat
   Synonym(s)
   • drop off (what does drop off mean?)
   • fall back (what does fall back mean?)
   • fall behind (what does fall behind mean?)
   • recede (what does recede mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) lose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • regress (what does regress mean?)
   • retrograde (what does retrograde mean?)
   • retrogress (what does retrogress mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • gain (what does gain mean?)
   • advance (what does advance mean?)
   • win (what does win mean?)
   • pull ahead (what does pull ahead mean?)
   • make headway (what does make headway mean?)
   • get ahead (what does get ahead mean?)
   • gain ground (what does gain ground mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • recession (what does recession mean?)
   • ceding back (what does ceding back mean?)
   • receding (what does receding mean?)
   • recession (what does recession mean?)
4. Meaning
   • place (something) where one cannot find it again
   Synonym(s)
   • mislay (what does mislay mean?)
   • misplace (what does misplace mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I misplaced my eyeglasses
   Hypernyms(s) lose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • put (what does put mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • pose (what does pose mean?)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • lay (what does lay mean?)
5. Meaning
   • suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
   Usage Example(s)
   • She lost her husband in the war
   • The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her
   Hypernyms(s) lose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • suffer (what does suffer mean?)
6. Meaning
   • fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
   Synonym(s)
   • miss (what does miss mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I missed that remark
   • She missed his point
   • We lost part of what he said
   Hyponym(s)
   • overlook (what does overlook mean?)
7. Meaning
   • allow to go out of sight
   Usage Example(s)
   • The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light
8. Meaning
   • miss from one’’s possessions
   • lose sight of
   Usage Example(s)
   • I”ve lost my glasses again!
   Antonym(s)
   • find (what does find mean?)
   • regain (what does regain mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • forget (what does forget mean?)
   • leave (what does leave mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • losings (what does losings mean?)
   • losses (what does losses mean?)
9. Meaning
   • fail to keep or to maintain
   • cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
   Usage Example(s)
   • She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat
   Antonym(s)
   • keep (what does keep mean?)
   • hold on (what does hold on mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • white-out (what does white-out mean?)
   • sleep off (what does sleep off mean?)
10. Meaning
    • fail to get or obtain
    Usage Example(s)
    • I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad
    Antonym(s)
    • acquire (what does acquire mean?)
    • win (what does win mean?)
    • gain (what does gain mean?)
11. Meaning
    • fail to make money in a business
    • make a loss or fail to profit
    Synonym(s)
    • turn a loss (what does turn a loss mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!
    • The company turned a loss after the first year
    Antonym(s)
    • profit (what does profit mean?)
    • turn a profit (what does turn a profit mean?)
    • break even (what does break even mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • loser (what does loser mean?)
    • losings (what does losings mean?)
    • losses (what does losses mean?)