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.
will have lost
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future perfectof lose.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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There’s a chance that the S&P 500 a decade from now will have lost 5.4% a year after inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 2026
A victory for Benn would be a disaster to Eubank - he will have lost to a welterweight.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
If Coomer wins his defamation case against Lindell — and I really hope he does — Lindell will have lost a lot and gained very little.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
“If we don’t act soon … we will feel in our own selves that we will have lost everything,” says Monique Middleton, vice chair of the Bunuba Dawangarri Aboriginal Corporation.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 15, 2024
I’m afraid I’ve waited so long, Missus Stein will have lost interest or forgotten why she even agreed to read it.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
