lose
verb (used with object)
to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery.
loses
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present tense formof lose (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Stocks are sputtering as the tech trade loses steam.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
And while training together for the big summit push by climbing a lower peak in Nepal in 2022, Nelson loses her footing in an avalanche the size of a small snow drift.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
But almost everyone loses on Kalshi, and the site profits from the frequency of those losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
It’s only human for a parent to want to help one child when he or she loses a job while also worrying about being unfair to a sibling.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
When your skin loses the pigment, it apparently also loses its ability to protect itself from the sun, which means I can get burned really easily.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
