Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
lose oneself — 1. To lose one s way 2. To become rapt or bewildered 3. To become totally engrossed • • • Main Entry: ↑lose … Useful english dictionary
lose oneself — {v. phr.} 1. To go wrong; miss your way; become unable to find the right direction. * /Fred lost himself in the confusion of downtown Boston streets./ 2. To conceal yourself; hide. * /The pick pocket lost himself in the crowd and escaped the… … Dictionary of American idioms
lose oneself in — verb to be deeply occupied, focused or absorbed in someone or something Sometimes, when we lose ourselves in fear and despair, in routine and constancy, in hopelessness and tragedy, we can thank God for Bavarian sugar cookies … Wiktionary
lose\ oneself — v. phr. 1. To go wrong; miss your way; become unable to find the right direction. Fred lost himself in the confusion of downtown Boston streets. 2. To conceal yourself; hide. The pick pocket lost himself in the crowd and escaped the police. 3. To … Словарь американских идиом
lose oneself in/be lost in — be or become deeply absorbed in. → lose … English new terms dictionary
lose oneself — verb To become deeply involved (with something) … Wiktionary
lose — [lo͞oz] vt. lost, losing [ME losen, lesen, merging OE losian, to lose, be lost (< los, LOSS) + leosan, to lose, akin to OHG (vir)liosan, Goth (fra)liusan < IE base * leu , to cut off, separate > Gr lyein, to dissolve; L luere, to loose,… … English World dictionary
lose — ► VERB (past and past part. lost) 1) be deprived of or cease to have or retain. 2) become unable to find. 3) fail to win. 4) earn less (money) than one is spending. 5) waste or fail to take advantage of. 6) ( … English terms dictionary
lose — [c]/luz / (say loohz) verb (lost, losing) –verb (t) 1. to come to be without, by some chance, and not know the whereabouts of: to lose a ring. 2. to suffer the loss or deprivation of: to lose one s life. 3. to be bereaved of by death: to lose a… …
lose — v. (past and past part. lost) 1 tr. be deprived of or cease to have, esp. by negligence or misadventure. 2 tr. a be deprived of (a person, esp. a close relative) by death. b suffer the loss of (a baby) in childbirth. 3 tr. become unable to find;… … Useful english dictionary
