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Definition
- to lose
- to miss
- to fail
Compounds (13)
Related words (182)
(of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc); to mess things up
a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated
to lose one's job; unemployment; not to fulfil one's obligations; to neglect one's job; dereliction of duty
error; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc); lapse; to miss; to muff
goodbye (modest formula); excuse my absence; to excuse oneself; sorry to have to leave; Excuse me (I must leave)
an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius); cf 得道多助 a just cause attracts much support
to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc); to miss out on (an opportunity); to fail to gain (victory etc)
lost; missing; to lose (sb in one's charge); to get lost; to wander away; to lose (flavor, freshness, shape, hair, one's good looks etc); to lose meaning (in translation)
(lit.) the horse loses its front hooves; (fig.) sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness
to succeed through failure; to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
primary progressive aphasia (PPA), speech disorder (sometimes related to dementia)
Idioms (31)
(lit.) the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); (fig.) a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
(lit.) the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); the old frontiersman losing his horse - a blessing in disguise; (fig.) a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
panic-stricken (idiom); to be in a flustered state; also written panic-stricken (idiom); to be in a flustered state; also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhang1 huang2 shi1 cuo4]
not worth it; not worth the loss; the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom); to lose more than to gain; not worth the candle; the game is not worth the candle; the loss outweighs the gain; gains cannot make up for losses; more kicks than halfpence; to pay (too dear) for one's whistle; to give a lark to catch a kite
(lit.) to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom); (fig.) to be at a loss; perplexed; frustrated
(lit.) success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom); (fig.) to weigh up various factors
destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about; displaced
as if one had lost something (idiom); to look or feel unsettled or distracted; to feel empty
(lit.) to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom); (fig.) to be unable to manage two or more things at once; cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
there is no gain without a loss (idiom); there is no such thing as a free meal
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good; also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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