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LOOZ/luːz/

To lose is to no longer have something, or to fail to win: lose your keys, lose a match, lose weight. Loose (two o’s) is an adjective meaning not tight. Lost is the past and the adjective: a lost bag. Miss is fail to catch or attend; lose is fail to keep. Spell it lose, not “loose the bus.”

Meaning

To no longer have something, or to fail to win.

Examples

• “Do not lose your keys.”
• “If you lose your ticket, you must buy another.”
• “They lost 2–1 at the weekend.”

Good to know

lose / lost / lost. Opposite of win: lose. Not loose (adjective = not tight).

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