lose+hope
1lose hope — lose/give up/hope phrase to stop believing that something you want to happen might be possible We never, ever lost hope, and we never lost confidence that we would win one day. Thesaurus: to lose hope, or to give up hopesynonym Main entry …
2lose heart — To become discouraged • • • Main Entry: ↑heart * * * lose heart phrase to stop believing that you can succeed He never lost heart, even though his rival was way ahead. Thesaurus: to lose hope, or to give up hopesynonym …
3lose heart — {v. phr.} To feel discouraged because of failure; to lose hope of success. * /The team had won no games and it lost heart./ Contrast: TAKE HEART …
4lose heart — {v. phr.} To feel discouraged because of failure; to lose hope of success. * /The team had won no games and it lost heart./ Contrast: TAKE HEART …
5lose — v 1. misplace, mislay; forget, Inf. clean forget, not remember, disremember, have no remembrance or recollection of, Inf. draw a blank; lose sight of, lose in the crowd. 2. outstrip, overtake, overhaul, pass, lap, leave behind, leave in the dust …
6hope — 1 verb (I, T) 1 to want something to happen or be true, and to believe it is possible: hope (that): I hope you have a lovely birthday. | I hope I m not disturbing you. | Let s just hope we can find somewhere to park. | hope to do sth: Joan s… …
7lose heart — Synonyms and related words: abandon hope, become suicidal, despair, despair of, despond, droop, falter, give up, give up hope, give way, hit rock bottom, languish, lose hope, plumb the depths, reach the depths, sink, sink into despair, touch… …
8lose\ heart — v. phr. To feel discouraged because of failure; to lose hope of success. The team had won no games and it lost heart. Contrast: take heart …
9lose — [ luz ] (past tense and past participle lost [ lɔst ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop having something ▸ 2 be unable to find ▸ 3 not win ▸ 4 have less than before ▸ 5 when someone dies ▸ 6 no longer see/hear etc. ▸ 7 not have body part ▸ 8 stop having… …
10lose — W1S1 [lu:z] v past tense and past participle lost [lɔst US lo:st] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stop having attitude/quality etc)¦ 2¦(not win)¦ 3¦(cannot find something)¦ 4¦(stop having something)¦ 5¦(death)¦ 6¦(money)¦ 7 have nothing to lose 8¦(time)¦ …
