To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.
To be beaten or to fail to win in an event.
retreat
fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"
allow to go out of sight: "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"
miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; fail to keep in mind or in sight; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"; "She lost her husband a year ago"
fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"
place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"
be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"
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"
allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"
miss from one''s possessions; lose sight of; "I''ve lost my glasses again!"
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"
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"
be set at a disadvantage
fail to win
place (something) where one cannot find it again
suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
allow to go out of sight
miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
fail to get or obtain
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
