lose
v.v. to be unable to find something you had before. It also means to fail to win a game or a competition.
v. to become unable to find or retrieve something previously possessed; to suffer defeat in a contest or competition.
I often lose my keys when I am in a hurry.
If the team does not improve their defense, they will likely lose the championship game this weekend.
Investors fear that if the market continues to decline, they will lose a significant portion of their retirement savings before the end of the fiscal year.
* As a north/Low German surname, from a pet form of Lodewig, Ludwig. * As a south German surname, from a pet from of Nikolaus.
The verb is irregular (lose, lost, lost). It is transitive when referring to misplaced items or defeated opponents, but can be intransitive when describing a general failure to win.