Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to lose (something); to mislay
2. to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
Kanji used
nothing
Pitch accent
くす
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Examples (23 in total)
Did you lose anything here?
I've lost my glasses.
I lost my notebook today.
Mary lost the key.
Tom lost his ticket.
I've lost my passport!
My goodness! I have lost the car keys.
This is the same camera that I lost.
Don't lose confidence, Mike.
I've lost my purse again.
The pen I lost yesterday was a new one.
There can be no friendship without trust.
I must've lost my wallet in the supermarket.
I immediately lost my concentration.
"I lost my wallet," lamented John.
The boy was searching for the lost key.
When he lost his watch he didn't seem to care.
He was fortunate to find the book he had lost.
I lost my ticket. What should I do?
Now I have the hat which I thought was lost.
The new government promised to rid the country of corruption.
I lost the camera I had bought the day before.
We shall continue our efforts to eradicate racial discrimination.