Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to lose
Participle: lost
Gerund: losing
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | lose |
| you | lose |
| he;she;it | loses |
| we | lose |
| you | lose |
| they | lose |
Perfect
| I | have lost; lorn |
| you | have lost; lorn |
| he;she;it | has lost; lorn |
| we | have lost; lorn |
| you | have lost; lorn |
| they | have lost; lorn |
Past
| I | lost |
| you | lost |
| he;she;it | lost |
| we | lost |
| you | lost |
| they | lost |
Pluperfect
| I | had lost; lorn |
| you | had lost; lorn |
| he;she;it | had lost; lorn |
| we | had lost; lorn |
| you | had lost; lorn |
| they | had lost; lorn |
Future
| I | will lose |
| you | will lose |
| he;she;it | will lose |
| we | will lose |
| you | will lose |
| they | will lose |
Future Perfect
| I | will have lost; lorn |
| you | will have lost; lorn |
| he;she;it | will have lost; lorn |
| we | will have lost; lorn |
| you | will have lost; lorn |
| they | will have lost; lorn |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | lose |
| you | lose |
| he;she;it | lose |
| we | lose |
| you | lose |
| they | lose |
Perfect
| I | have lost; lorn |
| you | have lost; lorn |
| he;she;it | have lost; lorn |
| we | have lost; lorn |
| you | have lost; lorn |
| they | have lost; lorn |
Imperfect
| I | lost |
| you | lost |
| he;she;it | lost |
| we | lost |
| you | lost |
| they | lost |
Pluperfect
| I | had lost; lorn |
| you | had lost; lorn |
| he;she;it | had lost; lorn |
| we | had lost; lorn |
| you | had lost; lorn |
| they | had lost; lorn |
Conditional
Present
| I | would lose |
| you | would lose |
| he;she;it | would lose |
| we | would lose |
| you | would lose |
| they | would lose |
Perfect
| I | would have lost; lorn |
| you | would have lost; lorn |
| he;she;it | would have lost; lorn |
| we | would have lost; lorn |
| you | would have lost; lorn |
| they | would have lost; lorn |
Imperative
| you | lose |
| we | Let's lose |
| you | lose |
Verbs conjugated like 'lose'
creep,
feel,
keep,
lose,
oversleep,
sleep,
sweep,
weep,
becreep,
besleep,
book-keep,
bookkeep,
cosleep,
downsweep,
foreweep,
forsleep,
gatekeep,
housekeep,
increep,
kape, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'lose'
alose,
bose,
close,
cose,
dose,
hose,
lase,
lese,
lofe,
loose,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to cause something to cease to be in one's possession
- forlese, leave behind
- fail
- relinquish, forfeit, surrender, sacrifice, drop, yield, succumb
- miss
- mislay, misplace, drop
Antonyms
- fail to be the winner
- win
- to gain possession of something
- get rid of, give, sell, receive, unacquire, unget
- to have ownership of
- go without, possess
- to cause something to cease to be in one's possession
- acquire, find, possess, receive
- to collect in an increasing amount over time
- decline, decumulate, accumulate
- fail
- achieve, accomplish, attain, obtain
Additional Information
Cf. Old English strong verb forlēosan (destroy) and weak verb losian (go to wast, get lost).
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
losian "be lost, perish," from
los "destruction, loss," from P.Gmc.
*lausa (cf. O.N.
los "the breaking up of an army"), from PIE base
*leu- "to loosen, divide, cut apart, untie, separate" (cf. Skt.
lunati "cuts, cuts off,"
lavitram "sickle;" Gk.
lyein "to loosen, untie, slacken,"
lysus "a loosening;" L.
luere "to loose, release, atone for"). Replaced related
leosan (a class II strong verb whose pp.
loren survives in forlorn and
love-lorn), from P.Gmc.
*leusanan (cf. O.H.G.
virliosan, Ger.
verlieren, O.Fris.
urliasa, Goth.
fraliusan "to lose"). Transitive sense of "to part with accidentally" is from c.1205. Meaning "to be defeated" (in a game, etc.) is from c.1533. To
lose (one's) mind "become insane" is attested from c.1500. To
lose out "fail" is 1858, Amer.Eng.
2. From Middle English losen, from Old English losian. The modern pronunciation with /uː/ (instead of the /oʊ~əʊ/ that would be expected from Early Modern /ɔː/) is due to conflation with loose. See: Middle English '
losen', Old English '
losian'.
Verbs referencing "lose"
Tok Pisin lusim, Xhosa
luza.
Sample Sentences
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As to daily news, there is no dearth of that commodity. This passenger is reported to have lost fourteen pounds at Vingt-et-un in the saloon yesterday; and that passenger drinks his bottle of champagne every day, and how he does it (being only a clerk ), nobody knows. The head engineer has [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ O, now, dear George, that is really wicked ! I know how you feel about losing your place in the factory, and you have a hard master; but pray be patient, and perhaps something — ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] and badges we are so fond of at home. Secondly, because the absence of these things presents each child to the visitor in his or her own proper character, with its individuality unimpaired; not lost in a dull, ugly, monotonous repetition of the same unmeaning garb: which is really an important consideration. The wisdom of encouraging a little harmless pride in personal appearance even among [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] Eliza for the night, her feverish and excited mind had suggested the idea of this closet; and she had hidden herself there, and, with her ear pressed close against the crack of the door, had lost not a word of the conversation.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Well, boys, ” said Haley, “ look alive now; we must lose no time. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] which has to be crossed on this passage, is not always a very safe or pleasant navigation, and has been the scene of some unfortunate accidents. It was a wet morning, and very misty, and we soon lost sight of land. The day was calm, however, and brightened towards noon. After exhausting (with good help from a friend ) the larder, and the stock of bottled beer, I lay down to sleep; being very [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] so zealous to be a cotchin ’ Lizy, that I couldn't hold in, no way),—and when I comes by the tavern winder, sure enough there she was, right in plain sight, and dey diggin ’ on behind. Wal, I loses off my hat, and sings out nuff to raise the dead. Course Lizy she hars, and she dodges back, when Mas’r Haley he goes past the door; and then, I tell ye, she clared out de side door; she went down [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] story of the day was rehearsed, with all kinds of ornament and varnishing which might be necessary to heighten its effect; for Sam, like some of our fashionable dilettanti, never allowed a story to lose any of its gilding by passing through his hands. Roars of laughter attended the narration, and were taken up and prolonged by all the smaller fry, who were lying, in any quantity, about on the [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Then you will feel for me. I have lost two, one after another,—left ’ em buried there when I came away; and I had only this one left. I never slept a night without him; he was all I had. He was my comfort and pride, day and night; and, [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] spring healing flowers and balm for the desolate and the distressed. Among such was the delicate woman who sits there by the lamp, dropping slow tears, while she prepares the memorials of her own lost one for the outcast wanderer.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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and they mistook us for Syracuse Minutemen and we ended up losing our scalps.
(Rust)
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It's in distress. Administering propofol. Negative. No anesthesia. We lost one that way. Do it now.
(Disclosure Day)
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-Thanks. -Yeah. Oh, Paul, look, it's a duffle bag for summer camp to replace the one you lost,
(Turning Point)
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Are you lost ? What? She looks like the doll Amir brought, doesn't she ?
(Siapa Buka Lampu)
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Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Huh? Oh, the poor boy ! He's lost his mind !
(The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants)