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まける
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to lose; to be defeated
2. to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield
3. to be inferior to
4. to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
5. to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free
Alt. forms
負まける
98%
まける
1%
敗まける
敗ま北ける
Pitch accent
ま
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Conjugations...Used in: 622
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to lose a closely fought contest
2 more...
Examples (31 in total)
They lost.
Weak people lose.
Tom lost.
Have you ever lost?
I don't want to lose this match.
The green team lost.
Our team lost.
Don't yield to any temptation.
They didn't yield to the poverty.
I never dreamed that you would lose.
Do your best whether you win or lose.
I'll be happy whether I win or lose.
They had lost the Civil War.
It's not over when you lose, it's over when you give up.
Can you explain why our team lost?
They lost the game but observed the rules.
Whether we win or lose, we must play fairly.
I played a match of tennis with my friend, but lost.
He yielded to her ardent wishes.
As far as English is concerned, nobody can beat me.
Even if you lose the game, you'll have another chance.
We lost almost all our away games.
Just as Max predicted, our team lost.
Nothing is more disappointing than to lose in the finals.
We have to play fair, whether we win or lose.
If it had not been for your help, I would have lost the game.
Thanks to your stupidity, we lost the game.
To our disappointment, our team lost the game.
The Tigers lost the game, which was a surprise to us.
We lost the game 3-0.
The Giants lost the game by 20 points.