lose

Pronunciation

• enPR: lo͞oz
• IPA: /luːz/
• SAMPA: /lu:z/

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Verb

Plain form lose

Third person singular loses

Simple past lost

Past participle lost

Present participle losing

1. (transitive) When you lose something, you don't know where it is. <> ɓata, rasa/rashi (loss).

   The boy lost his book some place between home and school. <> Yaron ya ɓatar da littafinsa a wani waje tsakanin gida da makaranta.

   The man has lost his keys and was locked out of the house. <> Mutumin ya ɓatar da mukullansa kuma ya kasance ya kasa shiga gidan.

2. (transitive) In games, you lose when others do better than you. <> faɗi.

   He lost the card game because he didn't know the rules. <> Ya faɗi a wasan saboda bai san dokokin ba.

Synonyms

• leave behind
• mislay

Antonyms

• find
• gain
• win