Word

lose, v.
(loses, losing, lost)
freq. cnt. 166

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 123 freq. cnt.: 123

lose

sample sentences

"She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the money

lexical pointers

antonym

keep

semantic pointers

hyponym

white-out, whiteout sleep off

fail to win
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 17

lose

sample sentences

"We lost the battle but we won the war"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

loser loser loser

antonym

win

semantic pointers

entailment

compete, vie, contend

hyponym

go down drop take the count, remain down drop one's serve

suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

lose

sample sentences

"She lost her husband in the war"
"The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

suffer

miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

lose

sample sentences

"I've lost my glasses again!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

losings

antonym

find

semantic pointers

hyponym

leave, forget

allow to go out of sight or mind
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

lose

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

lose turn a loss

sample sentences

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

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

loser losings

antonym

profit break even

fail to get or obtain
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

lose

sample sentences

"I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

antonym

win

semantic pointers

hyponym

misplace, mislay

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 1

lose miss

sample sentences

"I missed that remark"
"She missed his point"
"We lost part of what he said"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hyponym

overlook

be set at a disadvantage
<verb.change>

lose suffer

sample sentences

"This author really suffers in translation"
"The painting loses something in this light"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

decline, worsen

verb group

suffer

withdraw, as from reality
<verb.change>

lose

sample sentences

"he lost himslef in his music"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

seclude, withdraw, sequester, sequestrate