2n kukosa shabaha, kutopata, kutofanikiwa, kutofuma. give something a ~(colloq) acha makusudi, kwepa. a ~ is as a good as mile(prov) kukosa ni kukosa hata kama ni kidogo. vt,vi 1 kosa kupata/kuona/kusikia/kufuma. ~ the target kosa shabaha,kosea lengo ~ one's way potea njia he ~ed the train alichelewa garimoshi can't ~it huwezi kuikosa; usikose ~ the obvious toelewa iliyo wazi/dhahiri. 2 kumbuka (kwa hamu ya kuona tena) we all ~ you tunakukosa sote we shall ~ you if you go ukienda tutakukumbuka. 3 ~out (on something)(colloq) kosa nafasi, kosa kufanya jambo. ~ something out acha; sahau; -toingiza kitu. missingadj -sioonekana, -liopotea.