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lose vs go down

go down vs lose

lose and go down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lose No No Yes No
go down No No Yes No
As verbs, go down is a hyponym of lose; that is, go down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lose:
  • lose: fail to win
  • go down: be defeated
Other hyponyms of lose include drop, remain down, take the count, drop one's serve.
lose (verb) go down (verb)
be set at a disadvantage grow smaller
withdraw, as from reality stop operating
fail to win be defeated
suffer the loss of a person through death or removal be ingested
allow to go out of sight or mind go under
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind disappear beyond the horizon
fail to get or obtain move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
miss from one's possessions; lose sight of be recorded or remembered
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
Difference between lose and go down

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