to lose

Definition von to lose im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: lese; amit; tyne; leese; forlese; Of a clock, to run slower than expected
It's already 5:30? My watch must have lost a few minutes.; To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons
She lost her position when the company was taken over.; To fail to be the winner
Did you win this time? - No, I lost again.; To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate
When we get into the building, please lose the hat.; To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident
He lost his spleen in a car wreck.; {v} to suffer loss, fail, miss, let slip, forfeit, bewilder; If you lose a contest, a fight, or an argument, you do not succeed because someone does better than you and defeats you. A C Milan lost the Italian Cup Final The government lost the argument over the pace of reform No one likes to be on the losing side; To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way; miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"; If someone loses it, they become extremely angry or upset. I completely lost it. I went mad, berserk; suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"; To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer; To have (a relative or friend) die; vi [not to win] kalah 2 vt [to put something somewhere and not know where it is] menghilangkan (hilang); fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"; If you lose something, you do not know where it is, for example because you have forgotten where you put it. I lost my keys I had to go back for my checkup; they'd lost my X-rays; To shed (weight); to reduce; retreat; If you lose blood or fluid from your body, it leaves your body so that you have less of it. During fever a large quantity of fluid is lost in perspiration; be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"; Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction; To cause to part with; to deprive of; If a business loses money, it earns less money than it spends, and is therefore in debt. His shops stand to lose millions of pounds; To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge; If you lose a close relative or friend, they die. My Grandma lost her brother in the war; To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer diminution of; as, to lose one's relish for anything; to lose one's health; misplace or fail, as in: I don't care if I win or lose, I just enjoy playing the game; If you lose a part of your body, it is cut off in an operation or in an accident. He lost a foot when he was struck by a train; as the result of any kind of contest; If you lose weight, you become less heavy, and usually look thinner. I have lost a lot of weight Martha was able to lose 25 pounds; If someone loses their life, they die. the ferry disaster in 1987, in which 192 people lost their lives Hundreds of lives were lost in fighting; allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"; To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc). Often followed by out; to lose your balance: see balance to lose the battle but win the war: see battle to lose contact: see contact to lose your cool: see cool to lose face: see face to lose your grip: see grip to lose your head: see head to lose heart: see heart to lose your mind: see mind to lose your nerve: see nerve to lose the plot: see plot to lose sight of: see sight to lose your temper: see temper to lose touch: see touch to lose track of: see track; If someone or something loses heat, their temperature becomes lower. Babies lose heat much faster than adults; To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp; fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war" suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her" allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light" miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!" fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat" fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad" fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year; If you lose yourself in something or if you are lost in it, you give a lot of attention to it and do not think about anything else. Michael held on to her arm, losing himself in the music He was lost in the contemplation of the landscape. = absorb; To cause (something) to cease to be in ones possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle; place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"; To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc; If you lose an opportunity, you do not take advantage of it. If you don't do it soon you're going to lose the opportunity They did not lose the opportunity to say what they thought of events. a lost opportunity; If you lose an ability, you stop having that ability because of something such as an accident. They lost their ability to hear He had lost the use of his legs; Term used by parent when a child loses a portion of their paycheck for not doing what was to be done cheerfully and happily Term that is used when a child loses money from paycheck for each individual item not done according to parent's expectations; To prevent from gaining or obtaining; If you lose time, something slows you down so that you do not make as much progress as you hoped. They claim that police lost valuable time in the early part of the investigation Six hours were lost in all; [MIT] vi 1 To fail A program loses when it encounters an exceptional condition or fails to work in the expected manner 2 To be exceptionally unesthetic or crocky 3 Of people, to be obnoxious or unusually stupid (as opposed to ignorant) See also {deserves to lose} 4 n Refers to something that is {losing}, especially in the phrases "That's a lose!" and "What a lose!"; fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"; {f} fail to keep possession of; mislay, misplace; be deprived of; be defeated, fail; be bereaved; suffer a loss; waste; miss; go in the wrong direction; become less effective or valuable, diminish; If something loses you a contest or loses you something that you had, it causes you to fail or to no longer have what you had. My own stupidity lost me the match His economic mismanagement has lost him the support of the general public. see also lost; If things are lost, they are destroyed in a disaster. the famous Nankin pottery that was lost in a shipwreck off the coast of China; To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd; fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year; to be less or have less -- "How many kilograms did Bambee lose " (183); fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"; To fail to obtain or enjoy; to fail to gain or win; hence, to fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss; as, I lost a part of what he said; You say that you lose something when you no longer have it because it has been taken away from you or destroyed. I lost my job when the company moved to another state She was terrified they'd lose their home; If someone loses a quality, characteristic, attitude, or belief, they no longer have it. He lost all sense of reason He had lost his desire to live; If you lose your way, you become lost when you are trying to go somewhere. The men lost their way in a sandstorm; fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"

to lose

Türkische aussprache

tı luz

Aussprache

/tə ˈlo͞oz/ /tə ˈluːz/

Etymologie

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.

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