GIVE (OR LOSE) GROUND

Meaning of GIVE (OR LOSE) GROUND in English

give ( or lose) ground

retreat or lose one's advantage.

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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOSE — I. ˈlüz verb ( lost ; lost ˈlȯst also ˈläst ; losing ; loses ) Etymology: alteration (probably influenced in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GROUND — I. ˈgrau̇nd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ground, grund, from Old English grund; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOSE — (v. t.) To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; …
Английский словарь Webster
LOSE — ( v. t. ) To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GROUND — I. ˈgrau̇nd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grund; akin to Old High German grunt ground …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOSE — verb ( lost ˈlȯst ; los·ing ˈlü-ziŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English losian to perish, lose, from los destruction; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOSE — vt to cause to part with; to deprive of. 2. lose ·vt to prevent from gaining or obtaining. 3. lose …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
Webster English vocab
LOSE — [lose] vb lost ; los.ing [ME, fr. OE losian to perish, lose, fr. los destruction; akin to OE leosan to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GROUND — [ground] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE grund; akin to OHG grunt ground] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the bottom of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOSE — / luːz; NAmE / verb ( lost , lost / lɒst; NAmE lɑːst; lɔːst/) NOT FIND 1. [ vn ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GROUND — / graʊnd; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective —see also grind verb ■ noun SURFACE OF EARTH 1. (often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOSE — lose S1 W1 /luːz/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle lost /lɒst $ lɒːst/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GROUND — I. ground 1 S1 W1 /ɡraʊnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ ground , ↑ underground , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOSE — v. (past and past part. lost) 1 tr. be deprived of or cease to have, esp. by negligence or misadventure. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GROUND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOSE — v. (past and past part. lost) 1 tr. be deprived of or cease to have, esp. by negligence or misadventure. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GROUND — n. & v. n. 1 a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
LOSE — v. (past and past part. lost) 1. tr. be deprived of or cease to have, esp. by negligence or misadventure. …
Oxford English vocab
GROUND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOSE — ( loses, losing, lost) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GROUND — ( grounds, grounding, grounded) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The ground …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GROUND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cricket field/ground/pitch (= area of ground where cricket is played ) ▪ the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LOSE — (BE DEFEATED) [verb] [past:] lost - to fail to succeed in (a game, competition, etc.)If we lose this game, we're …
Cambridge English vocab
LOSE — Synonyms and related words : be bereaved of, be found wanting, be unsuccessful, bereave, bite the dust, bow, bow to, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GROUND — See: BREAK GROUND, COMMON GROUND, COVER GROUND or COVER THE GROUND, CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, EAR TO THE GROUND, …
Slang English vocab
GIVE — n. give away give back give off give out give over give up self giving given name
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LOSE — verb 1 not keep ADVERB ▪ forever VERB + LOSE ▪ be about to , be going to , be …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LOSE — INDEX: lose/can’t find 1. to be unable to find someone or something 2. someone or something that you cannot find …
Longman Activator English vocab
GIVE — INDEX: 1. to give something to someone without expecting to be paid for it 2. to give something to everyone …
Longman Activator English vocab
LOSE — v. 25B6; verb I've lost my watch : MISLAY, misplace, be unable to find, lose track of, leave (behind), fail …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — n. 25B6; verb he gave them £2000 : PRESENT WITH, provide with, supply with, furnish with, let someone have; hand …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — v. 1 present, deliver, pass (over), turn or hand over, confer, vouchsafe, provide, supply, furnish, bestow, donate, accord, afford, award, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GROUND — See: BREAK GROUND, COMMON GROUND, COVER GROUND or COVER THE GROUND, CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, EAR TO THE GROUND, …
Словарь английских идиом
GROUND — noun 1 BAD : The plane flew over enemy ground. GOOD : The plane flew over enemy territory. ◆◆◆ FLOOR …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LOSE — гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - lost 1) а) не сохранять, терять (что-л.); утрачивать, лишаться (чего-л.) I lost …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LOSE — lose.ogg lu:z v (lost) I 1. терять to lose one's purse - потерять кошелёк to lose a leg an arm, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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