Phrase guide

lose count

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, intransitive

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: keep count

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: descomptar-se — to forget the number of times that something has happened
  • Catalan: perdre el compte — to forget the number of times that something has happened
  • Danish: tabe tråden — to forget the number of times that something has happened
  • Finnish: seota laskuissa — to forget the number of times that something has happened
  • French: perdre le compte — to forget the number of times that something has happened
  • German: den Überblick verlieren — to forget the number of times that something has happened
  • Greek: χάνω το λογαριασμό (cháno to logariasmó) — to forget the number of times that something has happened
  • Italian: perdere il conto — to forget the number of times that something has happened
  • Japanese: 数えきれなくなる (kazoekinaku naru) — to forget the number of times that something has happened
  • Japanese: 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 — to forget the number of times that something has happened
  • Polish: stracić rachubę — to forget the number of times that something has happened
  • Portuguese: perder a conta — to forget the number of times that something has happened
  • Russian: сбиться со счета (sbitʹsja so sčeta) — to forget the number of times that something has happened
  • Spanish: perder la cuenta — to forget the number of times that something has happened
  • Spanish: perder el conteo — to forget the number of times that something has happened
  • Turkish: sayısını unutmak — to forget the number of times that something has happened