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Meanings of lose in English

Spanish
perder

Retreat.

perder
Portuguese
perder
Catalan
perdre
Spanish
perder

Fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit.

perder
Catalan
perdre
Spanish
perder

Fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense.

perdre
Portuguese
perder
Catalan
perdre
Spanish
perder

Miss from one's possessions; lose sight of.

perder
Usage of lose in English
1
Exporters were likely to lose ground as a result, market players said.
Reuters
2
Read more: Health Check: will intermittent fasting diets help you lose weight?
The South African
3
Without a new airport, the government is concerned Mexico may lose competitiveness.
Reuters
4
But if you lose, you have to answer any question I ask.
Bulletproof bride
5
Do they stand to lose thousands a year on lost supervision pay?
The Irish Times
6
He said it was possible to unintentionally lose your South African citizenship.
The South African
7
But disappointed of course to lose the match of course, Mokwena added.
The South African
8
We'll say: either you use the land or you lose the land.
The Guardian
9
As use of the words becomes more acceptable, they lose their power.
Wired
10
The second point is that President Banda really was going to lose.
The Guardian
11
He said there should be consequences for companies that lose clients' data.
Radio NZ
12
Got to use the course credits or we lose them next year.
The Atrocity Archives
13
Dr Phelps' win saw the government lose its one-seat majority of 76.
News.com.au
14
He says a wage rise however, could mean people lose their jobs.
Radio NZ
15
I travel way too often and, unfortunately, lose things even more frequently.
Wired
16
Most tourists come from Germany with the UK a c lose second.
The South African
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Portuguese
perder
Lose through the time
Lose across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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