lose - Meaning in Tamil

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lose - Meaning in Tamil

lose Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of lose in English

lose verb

1. be set at a disadvantage

   Synonyms

   suffer

   Examples

   • "The painting loses something in this light"
   • "This author really suffers in translation"
2. withdraw, as from reality

   Example

   • "he lost himslef in his music"
3. fail to win

   Example

   • "We lost the battle but we won the war"
4. suffer the loss of a person through death or removal

   Examples

   • "She lost her husband in the war"
   • "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"
5. fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

   Synonyms

   miss, miss

   Examples

   • "I missed that remark"
   • "She missed his point"
   • "We lost part of what he said"
6. allow to go out of sight or mind

   Examples

   • "lose the crowds by climbing a mountain"
   • "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"
   • "the lost tribe"
7. miss from one's possessions; lose sight of

   Example

   • "I've lost my glasses again!"
8. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

   Example

   • "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"
9. fail to get or obtain

   Example

   • "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"
10. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit

    Synonyms

    turn a loss

    Examples

    • "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"
    • "The company turned a loss after the first year"

Synonyms of lose

• suffer
• miss
• turn a loss

Antonyms of lose

win, find, regain, hold on, keep, acquire, gain, break even, profit, turn a profit

More matches for lose

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