loseUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈluːz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/luz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lo̅o̅z)
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loose
- lose ‘loose’ Loose /luːs/ is an adjective. It means ‘not firmly fixed’, or ‘not tight’. The handle is loose. Mary wore loose clothes. ‘lose’ Lose /luːz/ is a verb. If you lose something, you no longer have it, or you cannot find it. I don't want to lose my job. If you lose your credit card, let the company know immediately. The other forms of lose are loses, losing, lost. They were willing to risk losing their jobs. He had lost his passport. 'lose' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Forum discussions with the word(s) "lose" in the title: " lose leverage with... " - English Only forum
, never losing( and never lose) - English Only forum ... until you're about to lose him/her - English Only forum ..has the most to lose of all the people being talked about - English Only forum ''Lose your argument'' in American English - English Only forum 'as' vs. 'which': likely to lose all credibility, as is an advocate .... - English Only forum “No! not for life lose that for which I live” - English Only forum (It/This/That) helps everyone not to lose focus - English Only forum (Not) Know how to lose Vs be a good/bad loser - English Only forum 1. Where is my phone? I could lose it on the bus! 2. Where is my phone? I could have lost it on the bus! - English Only forum a clinic in how to lose faith in people you love - English Only forum a great game to lose - English Only forum a guy/ lose someone to - English Only forum A lot of to lose - English Only forum a person who always lose things - English Only forum a person who can't afford to lose in competition - English Only forum a political monster of some sort who would <have lost><lose> - English Only forum a political monster of some sort who <would lose><lost> - English Only forum a stage when someone's falling in love with you that they lose their erection - English Only forum A way to lose weight is exercising instead of skipping meals - English Only forum Advantage: [gain, lose, increase] - English Only forum adverb choice: lose his hair severely - English Only forum All I have to do is lose Hanky now! - English Only forum and thus lose the power - English Only forum And you all could stand to lose a few pounds anyway - English Only forum Antonym of "to lose the touch" - English Only forum anxious to lose the feeling that the walls were closing in - English Only forum Atticus lose no time in packing her off. - English Only forum Barcelona lose Lionel Messi - English Only forum be losing fun / will lose fun - English Only forum more...
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