lose: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with L · ends with E
Meaning of lose
verb
- transitive
To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
Example: If you lose that ten-pound note, you'll be sorry.
- transitive
To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability. To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
Example: Johnny lost a tooth, but kept it for the tooth fairy.
- transitive
To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability. To shed (weight).
Example: I’ve lost five pounds this week.
- transitive
To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability. To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).
Example: She lost all her sons in the war.
Listed forms: loses, losing, lost, glossary, losest.
Source: Wiktionary — lose.
noun
- alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Alternative form of loos (“praise; fame; reputation”).
Base or related entry: loos.
Source: Wiktionary — lose.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for lose.
verb
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
- turn a loss
verb
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
verb
be set at a disadvantage
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is lose in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of lose
L(1) + O(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 4 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of lose
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from lose
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in lose. Showing up to 24, longest first.