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Lose Lost Kaybetmek Transitive Sth Sb/Sth Verb Past

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Front lose 
IPA  /luːz   / verb (past tense, past participle lost /lɒst  ; US lɔːst  /)
Back kaybetmek
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lose (verb)

 /luːz   / verb (past tense, past participle lost /lɒst  ; US lɔːst  /)
 
 1 [transitive]
to become unable to find sth
kaybetmek
 I've lost my purse. I can't find it anywhere.
 2 [transitive]
to no longer have sb/sth
yitirmek, kaybetmek
 She lost a leg in the accident.
 He lost his wife last year.
 to lose your job
 3 [transitive]
to have less of sth
 (para, kilo vb.) yitirmek, kaybetmek
 to lose weight/interest/patience
 The company is losing money all the time.
OPPOSITE GAIN1
 4 [transitive] (informal)
to cause sb not to understand sth
aptala çevirmek
 You've totally lost me! Please explain again.
 5 [intransitive, transitive]
to not win; to be defeated
kaybetmek, yenilmek
 We played well but we lost 2-1.
 to lose a court case/an argument
 Parma lost to Milan in the final.
 6 [intransitive, transitive]
to become poorer (as a result of sth)
kaybetmek, zarar etmek
 The company lost on the deal.
 7 [transitive]
to waste time, a chance, etc.
 (para vb.) kaybetmek, boşa harcamak
 Hurry up! There's no time to lose.
IDIOMS
give/lose ground (to sb/sth)
to allow sb to have an advantage; to lose an advantage for yourself
avantaj sağlamak;
avantajını kaybetmek
 They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts.
 The Conservatives lost a lot of ground to the Liberal Democrats at the election.
keep/lose your cool
to stay calm/to stop being calm and become angry, nervous, etc.
soğukkanlılığını korumak/kaybetmek
keep/lose count (of sth)
to know/not know how many there are of sth
sayısını bilmek/unutmak
 I've lost count of the number of times he's told that joke!
keep/lose your temper
to stay calm/to become angry
öfkesini yenmek/öfkesine kapılmak
 look at BAD-TEMPERED
keep/lose track of sb/sth
to have/not have information about what is happening or where sb/sth is
haberdar olmak/habersiz olmak, takip etmek/etmemek
 As a journalist, he has to keep track of events all over the Middle East.
 I lost all track of time.
lose your bearings
to become confused about where you are
yönünü şaşırmak, yönünü tayin edememek
lose face
to lose the respect of other people
küçük düşmek
lose your head
to become confused or very excited
kafası karışmak
lose heart
to stop believing that you will be successful in sth you are trying to do
hevesi kaçmak, cesareti kırılmak
lose it
(spoken)
to go crazy or suddenly become unable to control your emotions
tepesi atmak
 I'm afraid I lost it and shouted at Helen.
lose your life
to be killed
ölmek, yaşamını yitirmek
lose sight of sb/sth
to no longer be able to see sb/sth
gözden kaçırmak
 We eventually lost sight of the animal in some trees.
 (figurative) We mustn't lose sight of our original aim.
lose your touch
to lose a special skill or ability
ustalığını kaybetmek
lose touch (with sb/sth)
to no longer have contact (with sb/sth)
teması kaybetmek
 I've lost touch with a lot of my old school friends.
a losing battle
a competition, fight, etc. in which it seems that you will fail to be successful
 (savaş, mücadele, rekabet vb.) kaybedilmesi kaçınılmaz
win/lose the toss
to guess correctly/wrongly which side of a coin will face upwards when it lands
yazı-turada galip/mağlup olmak
 Ms Williams won the toss and chose to serve first.
PHRASAL VERB
lose out (on sth/to sb)
(informal)
to be at a disadvantage
zarar görmek
 If a teacher pays too much attention to the brightest students in the class, the others lose out.
 

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