Lose

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Transitive verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Translations 1.2.4 Translations to be checked 1.3 Intransitive verb 1.3.1 Translations 2 German 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 2.3 Noun

English

Pronunciation

• lo͞oz, /luːz/, /lu:z/

Transitive verb

to lose (loses , lost, losing )

1. To leave (something) somewhere accidentally and not know where one left it.
2. To fail to be the winner of (a game, competition, etc).
3. To reduce (weight).

   I've lost five pounds this week.

Synonyms

• (leave accidentally): mislay, misplace
• (reduce): drop, shed

Antonyms

• (leave accidentally): find, gain
• (fail to be the winner of): win
• (reduce): gain, put on

Translations

leave accidentally

Bulgarian: загубвам , губя Czech: ztratit Dutch: verliezen French: perdre German: verlieren Indonesian: hilang Italian: perdere

Irish: caill Japanese: なくす (nakusu) / 落とす (おとす , otosu) / 失う (うしなう , ushinau) Korean: Sino-Korean: 상실 (sang-sil) Russian: пoтeрять Slovak: stratiť Spanish: perder

fail to be the winner of

Bulgarian: загубвам , губя Czech: ztratit Dutch: verliezen French: perdre German: verlieren Indonesian: kalah

Italian: perdere Japanese: 負ける (まける , makeru) Korean: Sino-Korean: 패배 하다 (paebae-hada) Russian: пoтeрять Slovak: stratiť Spanish: perder

reduce (weight)

French: perdre Italian: perdere

Korean: Sino-Korean: 감소 (gam-so)

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. The numbering is unreliable.

• Korean: 잃다 (ilh-da), 잊다 (it-da) 줄다 (jul-da) (3)

Intransitive verb

to lose (loses , lost, losing )

1. To fail to be the winner in a game, competition, etc.

Translations

fail to be the winner

French: perdre

Italian: perdere

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German

Pronunciation

Adjective

lose

1. loose

Noun

Lose plural

1. plural of Los