Definition
to lose (one's keys, a tennis match): to be unable to find, to no longer have (one's keys); not to win (a tennis match)
This is an irregular verb:
I lose / I lost / I have lost
I am lost (in this big city!): I can't find my way, I don't know where I am (in this big city!)
Pronunciation examples
UK: You lose everytime we play tennis.
US: And last week I lost my job.
- "Edward Marley : Well, you could lose your health, you could lose your soul, you could lose your reputation, you could lose your trousers, you could lose your fortune..."
- "The duel was lost after one bite"
- "If you have seen Stink, or heard any rumors to his location, please contact the lost dog hotline 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 1-800-RU MY DOG (1-800-786-9364)"
- "Not only did I lose the deal, but Stink ruined my favorite pair of pants."
- "My name is Brian Jones and I recently lost my job... to a camel!"
- "You say that you lost your job to a camel?"
- "I have finished my tour of the company and it is worse than I thought: not only has Delavigne become a faceless, money-grabbing corporation, but it has also lost its "music"!"
- "LOST DOG!"
- "Horatio : It belonged to Joan Wayne... my lost love."
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