敗北 — meaning in English

English meaning

• defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
• lose verb To no longer have something you once had, whether by accident, carelessness, or misfortune.
• loss noun The state of no longer having something you once had.

Senses

敗北 is used for these senses in English:

• defeat The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
• lose (transitive) To become a defeated competitor in (a game, competition, trial, etc).
• loss (countable) Defeat; an instance of being defeated.

defeat — full definition

1. verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
2. verb To prevent something from succeeding or being achieved.
3. noun An instance of losing, or of being overcome.

lose — full definition

1. verb To no longer have something you once had, whether by accident, carelessness, or misfortune.
2. verb To fail to win a game, competition, or argument.
3. verb To become unable to find your way, or to no longer be able to follow or track someone or something.

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