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losing /'lu:ziɳ/
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verb/ˈluːz/ loses; lost /ˈlɑːst/; losing[+ obj] :to be unable to find (something or someone)The police lost him in the crowd. [=the police were no longer able to find/see him after he went into the crowd]He lost the fly ball in the sun. [=he was unable to see the fly ball because he was looking toward the sun]The letter was lost in the mail. [=it was sent but never delivered to the person it was addressed to]to fail to win (a game, contest, etc.) [+ obj][+ obj] :to fail to keep or hold (something wanted or valued)I'm sorry I'm late. I lost track of the time. [=I failed to stay aware of the time; I did not realize that so much time had passed]bIf you have nothing (else/left) to lose, you cannot make a situation worse by taking a risk. If you have a lot to lose or have too much to lose, you could make your situation much worse by taking a risk or doing something.to fail to earn or keep (money) [+ obj]The company has been losing money for the past several years. [=it has been spending more money than it has been earning] [no obj][+ obj] :to have (something) taken from you or destroyedHe lost an arm in the war. [=one of his arms was destroyed or so badly injured that it had to be removed][+ obj] :to gradually have less of (something) as time passes[+ obj] :to cause (someone) to fail to win or keep (something) :to cause the loss of (something) for (someone)One careless statement lost the election for her. = One careless statement lost her the election. [=she lost the election because of one careless statement]to decrease in (something) [+ obj][+ obj] :to decrease in value by (a specified amount)[no obj] :to decrease in value when compared to something else[+ obj] to experience or suffer the death of (a relative, friend, etc.)The country lost thousands of young men in/during the war. = Thousands of young men were lost [=killed] in/during the war. = Thousands of young men lost their lives in/during the war.She's very sick, and the doctors say they're afraid they're going to lose her. [=they're afraid that she is going to die]I was sad to hear that she lost the baby. [=that her baby died before being born or soon after being born]to no longer have or be with (someone who leaves)[+ obj] :to fail to keep control of (something)[+ obj] to fail to use (something, such as time) :wasteb of a watch or clock :to show a time that is earlier than the correct time :to run slow by (an amount of time) [+ obj][+ obj] :to explain something in a way that is not clear to (someone) :to confuse (someone)I understood the first part of the lecture, but when he started to talk about quantum physics he lost me completely. [=I was completely unable to understand what he was saying][+ obj] :to succeed in getting away from (someone who is following or chasing you)[+ obj] informal :to get rid of (something unwanted)lose contactxem contactlose countxem countlose facexem facelose groundxem groundlose itinformalto become insaneto start behaving in an uncontrolled way because you are angry or upsetlose out[phrasal verb]to fail to keep or get something valued or desiredWhoever benefits from the new government programs, the American taxpayer is bound to lose out in the end. - often + on or toIf you don't invest with us, you'll be losing out on a great opportunity! [=you'll be missing/wasting a great opportunity]She lost out to a better-known actress for the lead role. [=she did not get the lead role because a better-known actress got it]lose sleep overxem sleeplose the plotxem plotlose touchxem touchlose your bearingsxem bearinglose your gripxem griplose your headxem headlose your heartxem heartlose your lifexem lifelose your lunchxem lunchlose your marblesxem marblelose yourselfto give all of your attention or thought to somethinglose your shirtxem shirtlose your touchxem touchlose your wayxem way
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verbI lost my pen. He lost a leg in the warHe says he lost the rent money gamblingIt was a good game, but we lostWe lost a lot of time waiting for him to decideI managed to lose the sinister-looking man who was shadowing me