lose

[US]/luːz/
[UK]/luz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. fordype i; sløse bort; miste; gå vill; gå glipp av
vi. mislykkes; lide tap
Word Forms
Present Participlelosing
Past Tenselost
Past Participlelost
Third Person Singularloses
Pluralloses

Phrases & Collocations

lose weight

gå ned i vekt

lose control

miste kontrollen

lose focus

miste fokus

lose faith

miste troen

lose concentration

miste konsentrasjonen

lose balance

miste balansen

lose sleep

miste søvn

lose motivation

miste motivasjonen

lose oneself

gå fortapt

lose sight of

glemme

lose face

å tape ansikt

lose time

miste tid

lose money

miste penger

lose oneself in

gå fortapt i

lose myself

miste meg selv

stand to lose

stå i fare for å tape

lose ground

tape terreng

lose out

gå glipp av

lose by

tape med

lose yourself

miste deg selv

lose interest in

miste interessen for

lose touch

miste kontakten

lose faith in

miste troen på

lose way

gå deg vill

lose contact with

miste kontakten med

lose touch with

miste kontakten med

Example Sentences

lose oneself in the woods

å miste seg selv i skogen

lose a move to sb.

tape et initiativ til noen.

to lose one's appetite

å miste appetitten

lose a great scholar in Prof. Li

å miste en stor forsker i Prof. Li

to lose one's fear of the dark

å miste frykten for mørket

lose one's presence of mind

miste fatningen

to lose the thread of one's argument

å miste tråden i argumentasjonen sin

Don't lose your head.

Ikke mist hodet.

It is easy for children to lose their self-esteem.

Det er lett for barn å miste sin selvtillit.

be careful not to lose her address.

vær forsiktig så du ikke mister adressen hennes.

the concepts lose their emotional resonance.

konseptene mister sin følelsesmessige klang.

investors stood to lose heavily.

investorene sto til å tape mye.

Real-world Examples

And a terrible place to get lost.

Og et fryktelig sted å gå seg vill.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

Then we have lose, lose, that's the Z sound.

Så vi har tape, tape, det er Z-lyden.

Source: Your English coach Stefanie

He's lost his soul and he's lost his bearings .

Han har mistet sjelen sin og han har mistet orienteringen.

Source: CNN Celebrity Interview

Let's do it before we lose daylight.

La oss gjøre det før vi mister dagslys.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

The Prime Minister was momentarily lost for words.

Statsministeren var et øyeblikk hjelpeløs.

Source: 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Hundreds, possibly thousands have also lost their lives in the attempt.

Hundrevis, muligens tusenvis, har også mistet livet i forsøket.

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

Otherwise, your meaning might get lost!

Ellers kan meningen din gå tapt!

Source: Oxford University: Business English

I know why you lost the vote.

Jeg vet hvorfor du tapte avstemningen.

Source: House of Cards

You wanna know why I lost Anna?

Vil du vite hvorfor jeg mistet Anna?

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

And he was - he lost. He lost that.

Og han var - han tapte. Han tapte det.

Source: NPR News March 2018 Collection

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