- lose oneself in/be lost in
- be or become deeply absorbed in.→ lose
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
lose oneself in/be lost in
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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 — {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 — 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 — ► 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 — [lu:z] verb (past and past participle lost) 1》 be deprived of or cease to have or retain. ↘be deprived of (a relative or friend) through their death. ↘(of a pregnant woman) miscarry (a baby). ↘(be lost) be destroyed or killed.… … English new terms dictionary
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 — lüz vt, lost lȯst; los·ing 1) to become deprived of or lacking in <lose consciousness> <lost her sense of smell> also to part with in an unforeseen or accidental manner <lose a leg in an auto crash> 2 a) to suffer deprivation… … Medical dictionary
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
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 — /loohz/, v., lost, losing. v.t. 1. to come to be without (something in one s possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I m sure I ve merely misplaced my hat, not lost it. 2. to fail… … Universalium
