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lost one's battle

lost one's battle is the simple past and past participle of lose one's battle.

Meaning of lose one's battle

Noun

lose one's battle (third-person singular simple present loses one's battle, present participle losing one's battle, simple past and past participle lost one's battle)

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) To succumb to a serious illness.

Questions about lost one's battle

What is lost one's battle the simple past and past participle of?
Lost one's battle is the simple past and past participle of lose one's battle.

Words near lost one's battle in the dictionary

  1. lost neutral
  2. lost neutrals
  3. lost no time
  4. lost on
  5. lost one's balance
  6. lost one's battle
  7. lost one's bearings
  8. lost one's bottle
  9. lost one's cookies
  10. lost one's cool
  11. lost one's head

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