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lost out

lost out is the simple past and past participle of lose out.

Meaning of lose out

Verb

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

  1. To be at a disadvantage.
    • People who do not speak a second language find that they lose out when looking for a job.
  2. To be defeated (by).
    • I went for a job interview, but I lost out to a younger guy.

Questions about lost out

What is lost out the simple past and past participle of?
Lost out is the simple past and past participle of lose out.

Words near lost out in the dictionary

  1. lost one's tongue
  2. lost one's touch
  3. lost one's virginity
  4. lost one's wits
  5. lost oneself
  6. lost out
  7. lost patience
  8. lost properties
  9. lost property
  10. lost river
  11. Lost River Range

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lost out (page history and authors); lose out (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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