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 lose
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future tenseof lose.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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They warn that there is a not-insignificant possibility that humans will lose control of AI, which could do serious damage to the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
They also have to consider how much money they will lose if existing customers leave because they didn’t raise rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
If replacement is the more efficient path, a firm that refuses to cut jobs will lose to one that does.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The result, Bernard said, is that “the government will lose more cases as a result of the way the Justice Department is behaving.”
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
"This is the third horse we have lost—" "We will lose more than horses if we're overtaken by the Lannisters," she reminded them.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
