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losing ground

losing ground is the present participle and gerund of lose ground.

Meaning of lose ground

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To suffer loss or disadvantage; to experience a setback.
    • He lost ground in his career due to his illness.
    Antonyms:
    gain ground

Questions about losing ground

What is losing ground the present participle and gerund of?
Losing ground is the present participle and gerund of lose ground.

Words near losing ground in the dictionary

  1. losing
  2. losing caste
  3. losing control
  4. losing count
  5. losing face
  6. losing ground
  7. losing hazard
  8. losing hazards
  9. losing heart
  10. losing it
  11. losing line

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