Foundation level · Year 4 · free
lose
verb · Say it: LOOZ
What it means
Foundationto no longer have something because you cannot find it
Try not to lose your new gloves on the way to school.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- drop
- mislay
- misplace
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- find
- keep
More examples
- Amir always loses his PE kit, so his mum writes his name in everything.
Where the word comes from
From Old English 'losian', meaning to perish or be lost.
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