English

Detailed Synonyms for lose in English

lose:

to lose verb (loses, lost, losing)

  1. to lose
    to lose
    • lose verb (loses, lost, losing)
  2. to lose
    to lose; to fall through; to get lost
    • lose verb (loses, lost, losing)
    • fall through verb (falls through, fell through, falling through)
    • get lost verb (gets lost, got lost, getting lost)
  3. to lose
    to lose; to forfeit
    • lose verb (loses, lost, losing)
    • forfeit verb (forfeits, forfeited, forfeiting)
  4. to lose
    to miss; be missed; to be missing; to lose; to be lost
  5. to lose
    to throw away; to lose; bet away; to gamble away
    • throw away verb (throws away, threw away, throwing away)
    • lose verb (loses, lost, losing)
    • bet away verb
    • gamble away verb (gambles away, gambled away, gambling away)
  6. to lose
    – fail to win 1
    to lose
    – fail to win 1
    • lose verb (loses, lost, losing)
      • We lost the battle but we won the war1
  7. to lose
    – be set at a disadvantage 1
    to suffer; to lose
    – be set at a disadvantage 1
    • suffer verb (suffers, suffered, suffering)
      • This author really suffers in translation1
    • lose verb (loses, lost, losing)
  8. to lose
    – retreat 1
    to lose; to fall back; to drop off; to fall behind; recede
    – retreat 1
    • lose verb (loses, lost, losing)
    • fall back verb (falls back, fell back, falling back)
    • drop off verb (drops off, dropped off, dropping off)
    • fall behind verb (falls behind, fell behind, falling behind)
    • recede verb
  9. to lose
    – place (something) where one cannot find it again 1
    to lose; to misplace; mislay
    – place (something) where one cannot find it again 1
    • lose verb (loses, lost, losing)
    • misplace verb (misplaces, misplaced, misplacing)
      • I misplaced my eyeglasses1
    • mislay verb
  10. to lose
    – suffer the loss of a person through death or removal 1
    to lose
    – suffer the loss of a person through death or removal 1
    • lose verb (loses, lost, losing)
      • She lost her husband in the war1
      • The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her1
  11. to lose
    – fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind 1
    to miss; to lose
    – fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind 1
    • miss verb (misses, missed, missing)
      • I missed that remark1
      • She missed his point1
    • lose verb (loses, lost, losing)
      • We lost part of what he said1
  12. to lose
    – allow to go out of sight 1
    to lose
    – allow to go out of sight 1
    • lose verb (loses, lost, losing)
      • The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light1
  13. to lose
    – miss from one's possessions; lose sight of 1
    to lose
    – miss from one's possessions; lose sight of 1
    • lose verb (loses, lost, losing)
      • I've lost my glasses again!1
  14. to lose
    – fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense 1
    to lose
    – fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense 1
    • lose verb (loses, lost, losing)
      • She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat1
  15. to lose
    – fail to get or obtain 1
    to lose
    – fail to get or obtain 1
    • lose verb (loses, lost, losing)
      • I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad1
  16. to lose
    – fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit 1
    to lose; turn a loss
    – fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit 1
    • lose verb (loses, lost, losing)
      • I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!1

Conjugations for lose:

present
  1. lose
  2. lose
  3. loses
  4. lose
  5. lose
  6. lose
simple past
  1. lost
  2. lost
  3. lost
  4. lost
  5. lost
  6. lost
present perfect
  1. have lost
  2. have lost
  3. has lost
  4. have lost
  5. have lost
  6. have lost
past continuous
  1. was losing
  2. were losing
  3. was losing
  4. were losing
  5. were losing
  6. were losing
future
  1. shall lose
  2. will lose
  3. will lose
  4. shall lose
  5. will lose
  6. will lose
continuous present
  1. am losing
  2. are losing
  3. is losing
  4. are losing
  5. are losing
  6. are losing
subjunctive
  1. be lost
  2. be lost
  3. be lost
  4. be lost
  5. be lost
  6. be lost
diverse
  1. lose!
  2. let's lose!
  3. lost
  4. losing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "lose":

  • losing, losable

Alternate Synonyms for "lose":


Antonyms for "lose":


Related Definitions for "lose":

  1. be set at a disadvantage1
  2. fail to win1
    • We lost the battle but we won the war1
  3. retreat1
  4. place (something) where one cannot find it again1
  5. suffer the loss of a person through death or removal1
    • She lost her husband in the war1
    • The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her1
  6. fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind1
    • We lost part of what he said1
  7. allow to go out of sight1
    • The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light1
  8. miss from one's possessions; lose sight of1
    • I've lost my glasses again!1
  9. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense1
    • She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat1
  10. fail to get or obtain1
    • I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad1
  11. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit1
    • I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!1

Related Synonyms for lose