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lose
verb(lose)
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
Synonyms: miss,
lose
verb(lose)
be set at a disadvantage
Synonyms: suffer,
Examples:
The painting loses something in this light.
lose
verb(lose)
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
Synonyms: turn a loss,
Antonyms: profit, break even,
lose
verb(lose)
fail to get or obtain
Antonyms: win,
lose
verb(lose)
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
Antonyms: keep,
lose
verb(lose)
fail to win
Antonyms: win,
lose
verb(lose)
miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
Antonyms: find,
lose
verb(lose)
suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
lose
verb(lose)
withdraw, as from reality

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