lose

Definition

Examples

Please keep your ticket safe because we cannot replace it if you lose it.

Word Family

Synonyms

• misplaceplace (something) where one cannot find it again
• forfeitsomething that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
• dropa shape that is spherical and small

Collocations

• Easy lose keys
  to lose keys, meaning to fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
• Medium lose market share to competitors
  to lose market share to competitors, meaning to fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
• Hard cut losses on unprofitable ventures
  to reduce, trim, or divide regarding losses on unprofitable ventures
• Very Hard lose one's bearings amid crisis
  to lose one's bearings amid crisis, meaning to fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense