v fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat
v fail to win
We lost the battle but we won the war
v suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
She lost her husband in the war The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her
v place (something) where one cannot find it again
v miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
I've lost my glasses again!
v allow to go out of sight
The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light
v fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!
v fail to get or obtain
I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad
v retreat
v fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
We lost part of what he said
v be set at a disadvantage
a no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
a lost child lost friends his lost book lost opportunities
s having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
a spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
lost souls a lost generation a lost ship the lost platoon
a not gained or won
a lost battle a lost prize
s incapable of being recovered or regained
his lost honor
s not caught with the senses or the mind
words lost in the din
s deeply absorbed in thought
lost in thought
s perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
she felt lost on the first day of school
Lost girls found safe Police/Fire Lost girls found safe Four girls were found safe after they were lost in the woods for a short time behind their Crockery Township home. Becky Vargo crockery township Jun 13, 2013 googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("dfp-ad-ght300x250"); }); The girls, ages 7-11, were lost in the woods behind their home on Hickory Street early Thursday evening. Police and firefighters ...
June 13, 2013 - Grand Haven Tribune
Oscar Tabarez in Washington Post And we want to make more history in the final.Somebody will.Spain faces the Netherlands on Sunday at Soccer City in Johannesburg, ensuring a first-time champion. The Dutch, who beat Uruguay 3-2 on Tuesday night, have lost in their only two trips to... Joachim Loew http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_L%C3%B6w&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGeOYlq4743nDVlglqQcotqHnUzCw Financial News USA (press release) http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.financialnewsusa.com/more/37-sports/16366-puyols-header-enough-to-advance-spain-to-first-world-cup-final&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEE19AJHQNZen5t7svlOKOj5-sxmQ Jul 7, 2010
59399 79233 lost From minute one he had a problem," Tabarez said. "I'm not dumb enough to take him out at 3-1 when the match wasn't lost. He was injured and could not continue."