LEARNit Dictionary

lose

verb
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1
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to be unable to find something/somebody
گم کردن, مفقود کردن
synonym mislay
2
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to have something/somebody taken away from you, especially as a result of an accident, dying, etc.
از دست دادن, از کف دادن, چیزی را از دست دادن
She lost a leg in a car crash.
Some families lost everything in the flood.
She lost her baby three months into the pregnancy.
They lost both their sons in the war.
The ship was lost at sea.
Many people lost their lives.
3
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to have to give up something; to fail to keep something/somebody
از دست دادن
He's lost his job.
You will lose your deposit if you cancel the order.
Sit down or you'll lose your seat.
The government has lost control of the city.
We cannot afford to lose any more senior members of staff.
The average business loses 20 per cent of its customers every year.
You risk losing your house if you do not keep up the payments.
The company has lost a lot of business to its competitors.
4
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to no longer have something, or have less of something than you had before, especially as a result of getting older
از دست دادن
to lose your hair/teeth
to lose your sight/eyesight/hearing/memory
There's new hope for people trying to lose weight.
I've lost ten pounds since I started this diet.
5
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to have less and less of a quality or ability, especially until you no longer have any of it
از دست دادن, کم شدن, تضعیف شدن
She seemed to have lost interest in food.
to lose faith/confidence
He lost his nerve at the last minute.
At that moment he lost his balance and fell.
The train was losing speed.
He never lost the ability to make people laugh.
6
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to be defeated; to fail to win a competition, a court case, an argument, etc.; to cause somebody to be defeated
شکست خوردن, باختن, بازنده شدن, مغلوب شدن
So far they haven't lost a game.
to lose a race/an election/a battle/a war
We lost to a stronger team.
He lost by less than 100 votes.
We lost the game by three points.
They lost on penalties to Spain.
Many believe the incident lost them the election.
7
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to fail to keep something you want or need, especially money; to cause somebody to fail to keep something
از دست دادن, ضرر کردن, بر باد دادن
The business is losing money.
Poetry always loses something in translation.
You have nothing to lose by telling the truth.
What do we lose by working with them?
We lost on that deal.
The company stands to lose financially if this deal falls through.
His carelessness lost him the job.
8
to fail to get, hear or understand something
نشنیدن, چیزی را نفهمیدن, متوجه نشدن
His words were lost in the applause.
9
to be no longer understood by somebody
فهمیده نشدن, نامفهوم شدن
I'm afraid you've lost me there.
10
to escape from somebody/something
فرار کردن از, رها شدن از, رهیدن, گریختن, خلاص شدن
We managed to lose our pursuers in the darkness.
synonym evade, shake off
11
to waste time or an opportunity
هدر دادن, تلف کردن, ضایع کردن, فرصت از دست دادن, وقت تلف کردن, فرصت سوزی کردن
We lost twenty minutes changing a tyre.
Hurry—there's no time to lose!
He lost no time in setting out for London.
12
if a watch or clock loses or loses time, it goes too slowly or becomes a particular amount of time behind the correct time
عقب افتادن, کند شدن
This clock loses two minutes a day.
opposite gain