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- Dictionarylosing/ˈluːzɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. suffering, resulting in, or relating to defeat in a game or contest: "the losing side"
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(Definition of losing from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of losing. losing. The editors have striven to give the floor to competing points of view without losing technical focus. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
The meaning of LOSING is resulting in or likely to result in defeat. How to use losing in a sentence.
Losing definition: causing or suffering loss. . See examples of LOSING used in a sentence.
(Definition of losing from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of losing. losing. So, it's a losing proposition no matter who you are. From NBCNews.com. Trust me, the company isn't losing money because of piracy. From TIME. Losing a child is not like other losses of loved ones. From NPR.
Define losing. losing synonyms, losing pronunciation, losing translation, English dictionary definition of losing. adj. 1. Failing to win, as in a sport or game: a losing team; a losing lottery ticket. 2. Of or relating to one that fails to win: a losing season; a losing...
LOSING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary. Summary Definitions Synonyms Pronunciation Collocations Conjugations Sentences Grammar. Definition of 'losing' Word Frequency. losing in British English. (ˈluːzɪŋ ) adjective. unprofitable; failing. the business was a losing concern. Collins English Dictionary.
to have something or someone taken away from you: At least 600 staff will lose their jobs if the factory closes. He lost his leg in a car accident. She lost her mother (= her mother died) last year. B2 [ T ] to stop feeling something: to lose confidence / faith. I lost interest halfway through the book. He kept on crying and I lost my patience.
to be defeated in (a game, lawsuit, battle, etc.): He has lost very few cases in his career as a lawyer. to cause the loss of: The delay lost the battle for them. to let (oneself ) go astray, miss the way, etc.: We lost ourselves in the woods.
to have taken from one by negligence, accident, death, removal, separation, etc.; suffer the loss of; be deprived of b. to suffer the miscarriage or stillbirth of (a baby)
noun. 1. the act of one that loses. 2. [pl.] losses by gambling. adjective. 3. that loses. a losing team. 4. resulting in loss. a losing proposition. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word Frequency. losing in American English. (ˈluːzɪŋ) adjective. 1.
