ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Losing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈluːzɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Losing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of lose.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of lose.

More Meanings

  1. That loses or has lost.
  2. The process by which something is lost; a loss.

Example Sentences

Being on the losing team is disappointing.
We conceive that an alternation of such losings and regainings will continue to be presented in England, until the whole business is set on a new and more stable basis by a revolution which shall not be moral only.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unsuccessful, loss-making, squandering, missing, loser, wasted.

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