lose

Mike lost his job last year.

Register now and don't lose your right to vote.

The family lost everything when their home burned down.

An unreasonably high exchange rate lost them export markets.

They feared losing the sale to a rival company.

I've lost my bag. Have you seen it?

You can easily lose a child in a busy street.

'How did you do in the quiz?' 'We lost.'

England lost 2–1 to Germany.

They lost by only one point.

Those comments may well have lost them the election.

The plane lost cabin pressure and everyone had to use oxygen masks.

She lost her son in a car accident.

a plan to reduce the amount of working time lost through sickness

He must realize that an outstanding opportunity has been lost.

There's no time to lose (=used for saying that it is necessary to do something as quickly as possible because the situation is urgent).

He lost his sight in an accident.

He'd lost his memory as a result of a stroke.

Peter lost a leg in a climbing accident.

He started losing his hair in his late twenties.

Jane started to lose interest in her schoolwork.

Many people have lost faith in the police force.

We've lost all hope of finding him alive.

The company lost more than £5 million last year.

I'm sorry, you've lost me there. Who's Andrew?