Losing
ˈluːzɪŋ
Definitions
2 meaningsTo be defeated in a game, contest, or other competition; to fail to keep something or someone.
ˈluːzɪŋ
To be defeated or fail to win.
The home team is currently losing by one point.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're playing a game and your team doesn't score enough points, or someone takes something from you. That's losing! For instance, imagine you are playing soccer and the other team scores more goals than yours, you are losing the game.
👶 For kids: When you don't win a game or can't find something you had.
More Examples
He's been losing money on this investment.
She's losing her patience.
How It's Used
"The team is currently losing the game."
"She's losing in the election polls."
To become unable to find or keep something; to suffer the deprivation of; to be deprived of or no longer have.
ˈluːzɪŋ
To experience the depletion or disappearance of something.
The company is losing market share.
💡 Simply: Sometimes, we lose things. Like, you can lose your keys or your train of thought. It means that you cannot find it or keep it anymore. You're like, "Where did it go?"!
👶 For kids: When you can't find something or it goes away.
More Examples
He is losing sleep over his problems.
I am losing my ability to concentrate.
How It's Used
"She's losing her grip on reality."
"He's losing his hair."
Idioms & expressions
lose heart
To become discouraged.
"Don't lose heart; you'll find a job soon."
lose track
To be no longer aware of something's progression.
"I lost track of time while I was reading."
From Middle English losen, losien, from Old English losian (“to be lost, perish”), from los (“loss”).
The word 'losing' has been used since the Old English period, originating from the verb 'losian'.