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lose oneself

lose oneself verb: to lose one's way; to become lost.

Verb

lose oneself (third-person singular simple present loses oneself, present participle losing oneself, simple past and past participle lost oneself)

  1. To lose one's way; to become lost.
  2. (figuratively) To become deeply involved (in something) or overwhelmed by a (particular) sensation or emotion (in either a good way or a bad way).
    • Sometimes you just need to kick back, relax, and lose yourself in a good novel for a while.
    • Staying informed is important, but let's not lose ourselves in despondency over the doomerism that blasts our eyeballs everyday.

Forms of lose oneself

third-person singular presentloses oneself
present participlelosing oneself
past participlelost oneself
pastlost oneself

Questions about lose oneself

What does lose oneself mean?
Lose oneself means to lose one's way; to become lost.
What part of speech is lose oneself?
Lose oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of lose oneself?
The past tense of lose oneself is lost oneself.

Words near lose oneself in the dictionary

  1. lose one's tongue
  2. lose one's touch
  3. lose one's virginity
  4. lose one's way
  5. lose one's wits
  6. lose oneself
  7. lose out
  8. lose patience
  9. lose sight of
  10. lose sleep
  11. lose steam

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