The woman that deliberates is lost.
Addison.
6. To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the
whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.
Like following life thro' creatures you dissect, You lose it in the
moment you detect.
Pope.
7. To fail to obtain or enjoy; to fail to gain or win; hence, to fail
to catch with the mind or senses; to miss; as, I lost a part of what he
said.
He shall in no wise lose his reward.
Matt. x. 42.
I fought the battle bravely which I lost, And lost it but to
Macedonians.
Dryden.