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lose
be set at a disadvantage
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verb
be set at a disadvantage
“This author really suffers in translation”
verb
withdraw, as from reality
“he lost himself in his music”
verb
fail to win
“We lost the battle but we won the war”
verb
suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
“She lost her husband in the war”
verb
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
“I missed that remark”
verb
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”
verb
miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
“I've lost my glasses again!”
verb
fail to keep or maintain (of a state)
“{'source': 'CoCA', 'text': 'I sprang from the ground and quickly lost balance'}”
verb
fail to get or obtain
“I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad”
verb
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
“I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!”
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This author really suffers in translation
The painting loses something in this light
he lost himself in his music
We lost the battle but we won the war
She lost her husband in the war
The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her
I missed that remark
She missed his point
We lost part of what he said
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
I've lost my glasses again!
{'source': 'CoCA', 'text': 'I sprang from the ground and quickly lost balance'}
I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad
I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!
The company turned a loss after the first year
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