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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
lose
/luːz/
verb1 of 2
to be unable to find something you once had
- “I wish I could lose weight and keep it off.”Tatoeba
- “To become a loser you need to play the game.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
Fame, renown; praise.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)