- OE. losien to loose, be lost, lose, AS. losian to become loose; akin to OE. leosen to lose, p. p. lorenlorn, AS. leósanp. p. lorenin comp.), D. verliezen, G. verlieren, Dan. forlise, Sw. förlisa, förlora, Goth. fraliusan, also to E. loose, a & v., L. luere to loose, Gr. ly`ein, Skr. lū to cut. √127. Cf. AnalysisPalsySolveForlornLeasingLooseLoss
- 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.Fair Venus wept the sad disaster Of having lost her favorite dove.
- 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.If the salt hath lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted?
- Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.The unhappy have but hours, and these they lose.
- To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.He hath lost his fellows.
- To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.The woman that deliberates is lost.
- To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.Like following life thro' creatures you dissect, You lose it in the moment you detect.
- 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.He shall in no wise lose his reward.I fought the battle bravely which I lost, And lost it but to Macedonians.
- To cause to part with; to deprive of.RHow should you go about to lose him a wife he loves with so much passion?
- To prevent from gaining or obtaining.O false heart! thou hadst almost betrayed me to eternal flames, and lost me this glory.In the excitement of such a discovery, many scholars lost their heads.To lose one's selfTo lose one's self. To forget or mistake the bearing of surrounding objects; as, to lose one's self in a great city.To have the perceptive and rational power temporarily suspended; as, we lose ourselves in sleep.To lose sight of. To cease to see; as, to lose sight of the land.To overlook; to forget; to fail to perceive; as, he lost sight of the issue.
