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lose

/luːz/

fail to keep, misplace

Verb forms

Base form

lose

Past Simple

lost

Past Participle

lost

Example sentences

Base form · lose

I always lose my keys when I'm in a hurry.

Past Simple · lost

They lost the match by a single point.

Past Participle · lost

He has lost ten kilos since January.

Conjugation pattern

The past simple and the past participle share the same form.

Verbs with the same pattern