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How to pronounce “lose”
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Pronunciation guide for lose
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of lose with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- A Healthier and Stronger Body
If the goal was to lose weight, what is the ideal ratio for aerobic exercise and muscle training?
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce lose
A Healthier and Stronger Body
If the goal was to lose weight, what is the ideal ratio for aerobic exercise and muscle training?
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “lose”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
- (transitive) To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
- (transitive) To become a defeated competitor in (a game, competition, trial, etc).
- (intransitive) To be defeated (in a game, competition, contest, etc.)
- (transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
- (transitive) To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
- (transitive) To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
- (transitive, informal) To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
- (transitive) Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
- (ditransitive) To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
- (transitive) To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
- [Noun]
- Alternative form of loos (“praise; fame; reputation”).
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