lose

[luːz]

Definition:
1. Fail to win.
2. Allow to go out of sight.
3. Place (something) where one cannot find it again.

Use 'lose' in a sentence:

• 1. Without continued learning, graduates will lose their intellectual vitality.
• 2. I lost a whole lot of money.
• 3. He lost the use of his legs in an accident.
• 4. Chris will either have to take his queen's knight and lose his own knight, or he'll lose a rook.
• 5. If they overestimate, they lose revenue.
• 6. He was unfortunate to lose in the final round.
• 7. They lose their entitlement to welfare when they start work.
• 8. Say you lose your job: what would you do then?
• 9. He lost no time in setting out for London.
• 10. I'm still looking for that lost file.
• 11. Although the team lost, they played with tremendous spirit.
• 12. Sit down or you'll lose your seat.
• 13. We must not lose sight of our original aim.
• 14. The minute you do this, you'll lose control.
• 15. Babies lose heat much faster than adults.
• 16. We all felt (that) we were unlucky to lose.
• 17. The poor little thing! It's lost its mother.
• 18. But I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost!
• 19. In the end they lose millions, perhaps billions.
• 20. His stores stand to lose millions of dollars.
• 21. It's hard to see how they can lose.
• 22. We would be lost without your help.
• 23. The director has the most to lose.
• 24. Stay close together ─ I don't want anyone to get lost.
• 25. They worried that German companies would lose business.
• 26. In my job one tends to lose touch with friends.
• 27. He's lost two lives, so he's only got one left.
• 28. Don't lose it — it's special.
• 29. "We cannot lose the war!" he shouted exultantly.
• 30. Her life seemed to have lost all meaning.
• 31. Hurry— there's no time to lose !
• 32. Children lose their innocence as they grow older.
• 33. The agency has lost several of its most important accounts.
• 34. She's trying to lose a stone.
• 35. No one likes to lose.
• 36. He lost his place in the first team.
• 37. I don't want to lose my place in the line.
• 38. We don't want to run the risk of losing their business.
• 39. She lost it, just as I said she would.
• 40. Losing in the first round was a shock to the system.
• 41. The company has lost a lot of business to its competitors.
• 42. My application got lost in the post.
• 43. They could ill afford to lose any more staff.
• 44. He had tasted freedom only to lose it again.
• 45. With the coming of modern technology, many jobs were lost.
• 46. I seemed to have lost the power of speech.
• 47. He had lost the power of speech.
• 48. Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose.
• 49. By that time I had lost interest in the idea.
• 50. We've lost a lot of custom since prices went up.
• 51. Many people living in institutions have lost their sense of self.
• 52. She has lost all sense of direction in her life.
• 53. His illness caused him to lose his memory.
• 54. The Democrats will probably lose control of Congress.
• 55. Thousands of working days were lost through strikes last year.
• 56. Do you mean to say you've lost it?
• 57. She lost control of her car on the ice.
• 58. As we age we lose muscle tissue.
• 59. People often lose confidence when they are criticized.