lose someone to something

lose someone to something
lose someone to something phrase
if you lose someone to something such as a disease, they die as a result of it

She lost her mother to cancer.

Thesaurus: death and general words relating to deathsynonym
Main entry: lose

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • lose — 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)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lose track (of) — phrase to no longer know where someone or something is or what is happening I’ve lost track of what she’s doing now. Thesaurus: to lose possession of somethingsynonym Main entry: lose …   Useful english dictionary

  • lose track of — lose contact with someone (or something) I ve lost track of many of my friends from high school …   Idioms and examples

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