lose

verb

1 not keep

ADVERB

▪ forever

VERB + LOSE

▪ be about to, be going to, be likely to, stand to

▪

The company stands to lose if this deal falls through.

▪ have little to, have nothing to

▪

You have nothing to lose by telling the truth.

▪ hate to, not bear to, not like to, not want to

▪ cannot afford to

▪

We could not afford to lose any more senior members of staff.

▪ begin to

2 be defeated

VERB + LOSE

▪ hate to, not bear to, not like to, not want to

▪ cannot afford to

▪

This was a game that Lazio could not afford to lose.

▪ not intend to

▪ (not) deserve to

▪ be expected to

PREPOSITION

▪ against

▪

We lost against Albyn College.

▪ by

▪

We lost by five goals to two.

▪ to

▪

There was really no shame in losing to Norton at that stage of his career.

PHRASES

▪ win or lose

▪

Win or lose, the important thing is to remain calm.

PHRASAL VERB

lose out

ADVERB

▪ financially

PREPOSITION

▪ on

▪

Many of the canal children were constantly on the move, and lost out on regular schooling.

▪ to

▪

Our company lost out to one that could offer a lower price.

Lose is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑party, ↑team, ↑watch

Lose is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ability, ↑accent, ↑admiration, ↑ally, ↑altitude, ↑appeal, ↑appetite, ↑argument, ↑aura, ↑baby, ↑balance, ↑ball, ↑battle, ↑bearing, ↑belief, ↑belongings, ↑benefit, ↑bet, ↑bid, ↑blood, ↑business, ↑button, ↑capability, ↑capacity, ↑case, ↑championship, ↑chance, ↑character, ↑charm, ↑child, ↑childhood, ↑circulation, ↑citizenship, ↑clarity, ↑coherence, ↑colour, ↑command, ↑competition, ↑composure, ↑concentration, ↑confidence, ↑connotation, ↑consciousness, ↑contact, ↑contest, ↑contract, ↑control, ↑count, ↑coverage, ↑credibility, ↑crown, ↑cup, ↑custody, ↑customer, ↑debate, ↑deposit, ↑dignity, ↑dispute, ↑driving licence, ↑edge, ↑effectiveness, ↑efficiency, ↑election, ↑electricity, ↑empire, ↑employment, ↑enthusiasm, ↑erection, ↑essence, ↑esteem, ↑exemption, ↑eyesight, ↑faculty, ↑faith, ↑fat, ↑father, ↑favour, ↑feeling, ↑fervour, ↑fight, ↑figure, ↑flavour, ↑fluid, ↑focus, ↑foothold, ↑footing, ↑fortune, ↑franchise, ↑freedom, ↑friend, ↑friendship, ↑funding, ↑gamble, ↑game, ↑gloss, ↑goodwill, ↑grip, ↑habitat, ↑hair, ↑hearing, ↑heat, ↑height, ↑heritage, ↑hold, ↑hope, ↑hour, ↑husband, ↑identity, ↑illusion, ↑immunity, ↑impact, ↑impetus, ↑independence, ↑individuality, ↑influence, ↑inheritance, ↑inhibition, ↑initiative, ↑innocence, ↑integrity, ↑interest, ↑job, ↑knack, ↑kudos, ↑lead, ↑leg, ↑liberty, ↑licence, ↑life, ↑limb, ↑link, ↑livelihood, ↑look, ↑luggage, ↑magic, ↑majority, ↑mark, ↑market, ↑match, ↑meaning, ↑memory, ↑mind, ↑moisture, ↑momentum, ↑money, ↑monopoly, ↑motivation, ↑mystery, ↑nationality, ↑needle, ↑nerve, ↑office, ↑opportunity, ↑patience, ↑pension, ↑perspective, ↑place, ↑point, ↑poise, ↑popularity, ↑possession, ↑potency, ↑power, ↑prestige, ↑productivity, ↑race, ↑rally, ↑reason, ↑relative, ↑relevance, ↑reputation, ↑respect, ↑revenue, ↑rhythm, ↑right, ↑round, ↑sale, ↑sanity, ↑saving, ↑scent, ↑seat, ↑self-confidence, ↑self-control, ↑self-respect, ↑semblance, ↑seniority, ↑sensation, ↑sense, ↑series, ↑set, ↑shape, ↑share, ↑shyness, ↑sight, ↑sleep, ↑soul, ↑spark, ↑sparkle, ↑speed, ↑splendour, ↑status, ↑strength, ↑struggle, ↑subsidy, ↑suit, ↑support, ↑supremacy, ↑sympathy, ↑taste, ↑temper, ↑tender, ↑territory, ↑thread, ↑throne, ↑time, ↑title, ↑tooth, ↑toss, ↑touch, ↑trade, ↑trail, ↑train, ↑trust, ↑use, ↑usefulness, ↑vestige, ↑virginity, ↑vision, ↑vitality, ↑voice, ↑vote, ↑wallet, ↑war, ↑way, ↑wealth, ↑weight, ↑will, ↑work, ↑zest