Dictionary Check: lose
"lose" is a valid word!
Scrabble
4
points
Words with Friends
5
points
Definition
verb
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"
verb
fail to win
Example:
"We lost the battle but we won the war"
verb
suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
Example:
"She lost her husband in the war"
verb
miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
Example:
"I've lost my glasses again!"
verb
allow to go out of sight or mind
Example:
"The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"
verb
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
Example:
"I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"
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