loses

los-es · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Third person singular present tense of "lose"; to be deprived of or cease to have.

  2. 2.

    To fail to win a game, contest, or competition.

  3. 3.

    To fail to keep or maintain.

Related words

Antonyms: finds, gains, wins
See also: lose, loser, losing, lost
Synonyms: forfeits, misplaces, surrenders

Etymology

From Old English losian ("to perish, be lost"), third person singular present form.