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to lose ground
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to
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lose
,
ground
.
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lose
verb
lost, has lost, is losing, loses
perder
;
deshacerse
;
atrasarse
;
costar, hacer perder
Example sentences of
lose
verb
•
Don't
lose
your keys.
•
She's always
losing
her gloves.
•
Hold my hand: I don't want to
lose
you.
•
We
lost
the game by a score of 4-2.
•
He
lost
his title in the rematch.
More examples
•
The team
lost
three games but won the next four.
•
The team
lost
in the finals.
•
an athlete known for
losing
with grace
•
He hates to
lose
when money is involved.
•
How could she play that well and still
lose
?
•
The country
lost
its independence 50 years ago.
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Synonyms of
lose
verb
misplace
,
mislay
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lost
. No confundir con
loose
.
ground
noun
grounds
suelo, tierra
;
terreno
;
razón, motivo
;
fondo
;
campo, plaza
;
tierra (para electricidad)
Example sentences of
ground
noun
•
An apple fell to
the ground
.
•
Mechanical problems kept the plane on
the ground
.
•
They were lying on
the ground
.
•
The flight was watched by many observers on
the ground
.
•
planting seeds in the
ground
More examples
•
She drove a spike into the
ground
.
•
They built their house on bare
ground
.
•
We realized that we were on hallowed
ground
.
•
They built their house on high
ground
.
•
Each fall the birds return to their wintering
grounds
.
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Synonyms of
ground
noun
base
,
basis
,
foundation
,
groundwork
,
substructure
,
underpinning
,
background
,
earth
,
field
,
land
,
reason
,
soil
,
terrain
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