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1. lose
verb. ['ˈluːz'] fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense.
Synonyms
- whiteout
- sleep off
Antonyms
- pressurize
- depressurise
- pressurise
Etymology
- losian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Lose
- misconstrues
- transfuse
- newport-news
- santa-cruz
- drive-thrus
- disabuse
- aeroperu's
- worldnews
- underuse
- primenews
- kangaroos
- excuse
- confuse
- chartreuse
- suffuse
- shampoos
- revues
- reviews
- review's
- refuse
- recuse
- overuse
- misuse
- infuse
- diffuse
- defuse
- bocuse
- bemuse
- toulouse
- tattoos
How do you pronounce lose?
Pronounce lose as luz.
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Sentences with lose
1. Verb, base form
It would be a shame to lose what you learned.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
The faster you lose body fat, the more likely you will also lose muscle.
Quotes about lose
1. For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
- Vince Lombardi
3. Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.
- Bill Gates
2. lose
verb. ['ˈluːz'] fail to win.
Synonyms
- contend
- go down
- take the count
- drop one's serve
- vie
- drop
- remain down
Antonyms
- refrain
- disclaim
- ascend
- stay in place
Etymology
- losian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. lose
verb. ['ˈluːz'] suffer the loss of a person through death or removal.
Antonyms
- continue
Etymology
- losian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. lose
verb. ['ˈluːz'] place (something) where one cannot find it again.
Synonyms
- place
- pose
- lay
- mislay
- put
- position
- misplace
Antonyms
- overspend
- recuperate
- mind
- attend to
Etymology
- losian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. lose
verb. ['ˈluːz'] miss from one's possessions; lose sight of.
Synonyms
- leave
Antonyms
- disarrange
- deglycerolize
Etymology
- losian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. lose
verb. ['ˈluːz'] fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit.
Antonyms
- profit
Etymology
- losian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. lose
verb. ['ˈluːz'] retreat.
Synonyms
- retrograde
- regress
- recede
- fall back
- drop off
- fall behind
Antonyms
- gain
- float
- rise
- increase
Etymology
- losian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. lose
verb. ['ˈluːz'] fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind.
Synonyms
- overlook
Antonyms
- sharpen
- stay
Etymology
- losian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. lose
verb. ['ˈluːz'] be set at a disadvantage.
Synonyms
- decline
- suffer
Antonyms
- make peace
- defend
- agree
Etymology
- losian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))