lose count

verb

To forget the number of times that something has happened; to lose the tally.

“I have lost count of the number of girls I have kissed.”

Opposite
keep count
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Meanings

verblose count (third-person singular simple present loses count, present participle losing count, simple past and past participle lost count)

present singular third person loses count · participle present losing count · participle past lost count · past lost count

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo forget the number of times that something has happened; to lose the tally.

    I have lost count of the number of girls I have kissed.

    Antonyms: keep count

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo forget the number of times that something has happened; to lose the tally.

Opposite
keep count

Translations

Catalan descomptar-se, perdre el compte
  • descomptar-seto forget the number of times that something has happened
  • perdre el compteto forget the number of times that something has happened
Danish tabe tråden
  • tabe trådento forget the number of times that something has happened
Finnish seota laskuissa
  • seota laskuissato forget the number of times that something has happened
French perdre le compte
  • perdre le compteto forget the number of times that something has happened
German den Überblick verlieren
  • den Überblick verlierento forget the number of times that something has happened
Greek χάνω το λογαριασμό
  • χάνω το λογαριασμό (cháno to logariasmó)to forget the number of times that something has happened
Italian perdere il conto
  • perdere il contoto forget the number of times that something has happened
Japanese 数えきれなくなる, 数がわからなくなる
  • 数えきれなくなる (kazoekinaku naru)to forget the number of times that something has happened
  • 数がわからなくなる (kazo ga wakaranakunaru)to forget the number of times that something has happened
Polish tracić rachubę, stracić rachubę
  • tracić rachubęto forget the number of times that something has happened
  • stracić rachubęto forget the number of times that something has happened
Portuguese perder a conta
  • perder a contato forget the number of times that something has happened
Russian сбиться со счета
  • сбиться со счета (sbitʹsja so sčeta)to forget the number of times that something has happened
Spanish perder la cuenta, perder el conteo
  • perder la cuentato forget the number of times that something has happened
  • perder el conteoto forget the number of times that something has happened
Turkish sayısını unutmak
  • sayısını unutmakto forget the number of times that something has happened
Cite this entry
APA

lose count. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lose%20count

MLA

“lose count.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lose%20count. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lose count,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lose%20count.

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