English Dictionary

cost

/ˈkɒst/

verb

(transitive, ditransitive) To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price. / (transitive, ditransitive) To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.

The new car will cost you a lot of money.

意味（1）

(transitive, ditransitive) To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30.

意味（2）

(transitive, ditransitive) To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.

Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives.

意味（3）

To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.

to do him wanton rites, which cost them woe

意味（4）

To calculate or estimate a price.

I'd cost the repair work at a few thousand.