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lose

/luz/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters

  1. verb

    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. verb

    fail to win

    We lost the battle but we won the war

  3. verb

    suffer the loss of a person through death or removal

    She lost her husband in the war

  4. verb

    place (something) where one cannot find it again

    I misplaced my eyeglasses

  5. verb

    miss from one's possessions; lose sight of

    I've lost my glasses again!

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