lose
/luz/
गुमाउनु
verb
1. lose
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"
2. lose
fail to win
"We lost the battle but we won the war"
3. lose
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"
4. lose
miss from one's possessions
lose sight of
"I've lost my glasses again!"
5. lose
allow to go out of sight or mind
"The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"
"lose the crowds by climbing a mountain"
"the lost tribe"
6. turn a loss
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"
7. lose
fail to get or obtain
"I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"
8. miss
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"
9. lose
withdraw, as from reality
"he lost himslef in his music"
10. suffer
be set at a disadvantage
"This author really suffers in translation"
"The painting loses something in this light"
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