Verb

verlieren

Translation

to lose, to misplace

Ich habe meinen Schlüssel verloren.

I have lost my key.

Die Mannschaft verlor das Spiel.

The team lost the game.

Er verlor das Interesse an dem Buch.

He lost interest in the book.

to lose ((sth.)) et4 verlieren I lost my wallet.

to lose ((against sb.)) gegen j-n verlieren We lost against the other team.

to lose ((in sth.)) an+3 verlieren The car is losing value.

einbüßen (to forfeit); Antonyms: finden (to find), gewinnen (to win)

The prefix 'ver-' often indicates that something has gone wrong or disappeared. It shares roots with the English word 'forlorn'.

Associate the 'ver-' prefix with a negative outcome, like in 'vergessen' (to forget). Something has been lost.