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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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                      Translations for lose
                      Portuguese
                      perder
                      Lose through the time
                      Lose across language varieties
                      Australia
                      Common
                      South Africa
                      Common
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
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