transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlüz ]
verb
( lost ˈlȯst ; los·ing ˈlü-ziŋ)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English losian to perish, lose, from los destruction; akin to Old English lēosan to lose; akin to Old Norse losa to loosen, Latin luere to atone for, Greek lyein to loosen, dissolve, destroy
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to bring to destruction — used chiefly in passive construction
the ship was lost on the reef
b. : damn
if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul — Matthew 16:26 (Authorized Version)
2. : to miss from one's possession or from a customary or supposed place
3. : to suffer deprivation of : part with especially in an unforeseen or accidental manner
4.
a. : to suffer loss through the death or removal of or final separation from (a person)
b. : to fail to keep control of or allegiance of
lose votes
lost his temper
5.
a. : to fail to use : let slip by : waste
no time to lose
b.
(1) : to fail to win, gain, or obtain
lose a prize
lose a contest
(2) : to undergo defeat in
lost every battle
c. : to fail to catch with the senses or the mind
lost what she said
6. : to cause the loss of
careless statements lost him the election
7. : to fail to keep, sustain, or maintain
lost my balance
8.
a. : to cause to miss one's way or bearings
lost himself in the maze of streets
b. : to make (oneself) withdrawn from immediate reality
lost herself in daydreaming
9.
a. : to wander or go astray from
lost his way
b. : to draw away from : outstrip
lost his pursuers
10. : to fail to keep in sight or in mind
11. : to free oneself from : get rid of
dieting to lose weight
thinks he should lose the toupee
12. slang : regurgitate , vomit — often used in such phrases as lose one's lunch
intransitive verb
1. : to undergo deprivation of something of value
2. : to undergo defeat
lose with good grace
3. of a timepiece : to run slow
• los·able ˈlü-zə-bəl adjective
• los·able·ness noun
•
- lose ground
- lose it
- lose one's heart