To Lose, To Be Defeated
intransitive verb, ichidan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means lose so the verb vocab version means to lose.
まける
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: You lose your tournament/soccer game/whatever (you decide something applicable to you). You're sad about this. Who's there to comfort you? Your Ma (ま). She's a nice lady.
兄は、いつも負けることを不安に思っています。
My brother is always worried about losing.
体は負けても、心は負けないで。
Even if you lose with your body, don't lose with your heart.
「今夜は、どこのレストランにする？」「あなたが決めてよ。私はじゃんけんに負けたんだから。」
"Where do you want to eat tonight?" "It’s your call. I lost in rock-paper-scissors."