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VocabJLPT N2

to be defeated

Ichidan VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. to be defeated
2. to be beaten

A verb meaning to be defeated or to lose in a competition, battle, or conflict. It implies suffering a loss at the hands of an opponent and is used in both literal and figurative contexts.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

When reason loses to desire, people start looking for excuses.

Sentence 2

Even against a tough opponent, keep fighting until the very end!

Sentence 3

"I didn't want to lose, but I let my weakness beat me," she said through tears.

Sentence 4

Isn't it scary living in a world where truth can lose to rumor?

Sentence 5

Memory sometimes loses out to the convenient lies we tell ourselves.