lose

verbA1UK /luːz/ US /luz/

To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.

To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.transitive
To shed (weight).transitive
To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).transitive
To pay or owe (some wager) due from an unsuccessful bet or gamble.transitive
To be deprived of (some right or privileged access to something).transitive

To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.transitive
To become a defeated competitor in (a game, competition, trial, etc).transitive
To be defeated (in a game, competition, contest, etc.)intransitive
To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.transitive
To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.transitive
To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).transitive
To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.informal, transitive
Of a clock, to run slower than expected.transitive
To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.ditransitive
To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.transitive

Forms

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I don't want to lose my ideas, even though some of them are a bit extreme.

It's too bad that I don't need to lose weight.