Swedish Meaning of lose

förlora

Other Swedish words related to förlora

Definitions and Meaning of lose in English

Wordnet

lose (v)

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

fail to win

suffer the loss of a person through death or removal

miss from one's possessions; lose sight of

allow to go out of sight or mind

fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit

fail to get or obtain

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

withdraw, as from reality

be set at a disadvantage

Webster

lose (v. t.)

To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle.

To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer diminution of; as, to lose one's relish for anything; to lose one's health.

Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.

To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.

To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.

To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.

To fail to obtain or enjoy; to fail to gain or win; hence, to fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss; as, I lost a part of what he said.

To cause to part with; to deprive of.

To prevent from gaining or obtaining.

Webster

lose (v. i.)

To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest.

FAQs About the word lose

förlora

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense, fail to win, suffer the loss of a person through death or removal, miss f

glömma,förlägga,förlägga,sakna,passera över,förbise

njuta,ha,hålla,hålla,ockupera,egen,äga,behålla,upptäcka,hitta

losange => romb, losable => förlorbar, los angeles => Los Angeles, los alamos => Los Alamos, los => deras,