lose vs leave

lose is not a noun while leave is a noun.

lose and leave both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lose	No	No	Yes	No
leave	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, leave is a hyponym of lose; that is, leave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lose:

lose: miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
leave: leave behind unintentionally

Other hyponyms of lose include forget.

lose (noun)	leave (noun)
	the act of departing politely
	permission to do something
	the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty

lose (verb)	leave (verb)
be set at a disadvantage	leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
withdraw, as from reality	be survived by after one's death
fail to win	leave behind unintentionally
suffer the loss of a person through death or removal	go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
allow to go out of sight or mind	move out of or depart from
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind	go away from a place
fail to get or obtain	leave or give by will after one's death
miss from one's possessions; lose sight of	transmit (knowledge or skills)
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense	put into the care or protection of someone
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit	remove oneself from an association with or participation in
	produce as a result or residue
	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
	act or be so as to become in a specified state
	have left or have as a remainder

Difference between lose and leave

Words related to "leave"

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