lose

• Verb, das den Verlust von etwas, das Verlieren oder eine Niederlage bezeichnet.

A verb used to indicate the act of no longer having something, failing to win, or being defeated.

unregelmäßiges Verb

1. Be unable to findA1formal

   To be unable to locate something that you had before.

   Verlieren

   • I lost my keys yesterday.
   • She lost her phone at the concert.
   • Don't lose your ticket.

   Synonymemislaymisplace

   Antonymediscoverfind

2. Be defeatedA1formal

   To fail to win a game, competition, or election.

   Verlieren

   • Our team lost the match 2-1.
   • He lost the election by a narrow margin.
   • They lost to the champions in the final.

   Synonymego down

   Antonymeprevailtriumphwin

3. Experience a lossA2formal

   To no longer have something, such as money, health, or a loved one.

   Verlust erleiden

   • The company lost a lot of money last year.
   • She lost her job during the recession.
   • He lost his father at a young age.

   Synonymedropforfeitmisplacesquanderwaste

   Antonymegainkeeprecoverretain