Lose

/luːz/ verb

To lose means to no longer have something because it is misplaced, taken away, or destroyed. It can also mean to be defeated in a game, contest, or struggle.

From Old English 'losian,' meaning 'to perish' or 'to be lost,' related to 'los' meaning 'loss' or 'destruction.' The sense of failing to win developed alongside the idea of being deprived of something.

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