lose
Base form
lose
/luːz/
Past simple
lost
/lɒst//lɔːst/
Past participle
lost
/lɒst//lɔːst/
MeaningA1
to be unable to find something
to lose weight
In use
- Negative · Form 1Don’t lose this ticket, you’ll need it to get out of the car park.
- Question · Form 1How did you lose your phone on such a short walk?
- Past simple · Form 2I lost my keys somewhere in town yesterday afternoon.
- Past simple · Form 2Our team lost the final 3–1 last Sunday.
- Present perfect · Form 3Tom has lost a lot of weight since he started cycling to work.
- Passive · Form 3Thousands of jobs were lost when the factory closed.
Watch out
Lose /luːz/ has one o; loose /luːs/ means not tight: I loosed my keys → I lost my keys.
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