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Oct 6, 2007 · "loss" is always a noun; it can't be a verb. Here are some examples: Lose: I/we/they always lose/he/she always loses.
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Dec 4, 2014 · Loose = suelto/ancho Lose = perder It was a spelling mistake or even a typo. X. xristy112 New Member. Jaen
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Aug 31, 2010 · Hello, Could anyone explain what does "to loose the plot" mean?: "I´m dissapointed, I actually thinks that she has lost the plot." It´s a letter to the editor from one reader that doesn´t really like an article because the author devotes no …
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Jun 25, 2023 · The correct verb in this case is lose, which in Spanish is a form of the verb perder. The other word, loose, is mostly used as an adjective that in Spanish is suelto, holgado, etcétera. It also is at times used as a verb that means dejar suelto, desatar or dejar en libertad, but it is safe to say that the verb use is fairly infrequent
loose [lose] consciousness - WordReference Forums
Mar 29, 2010 · "Lose consciousness" is fine, loose is a completely different word. There is no need for the "her", to talk about losing consciousness is the usual idiom.
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May 25, 2023 · Lose rhymes with choose and shoes, while loose rhymes with moose and mousse. Study them and make sentences to help you remember the differences in function and pronunciation. Reactions: Rover_KE , ang learner and Keith Bradford
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Jan 24, 2010 · As said already, loose is unusual these days, so examples sound a little strange, but let's try a very simple example. If I lose my tie I cannot find it, it is lost. If I loosen my tie it is still around my neck in a knot, but the knot is not as tight as it was. If I loose my tie it is no longer in a knot. << Unusual >> I lose, I loosen, I loose.
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Jun 25, 2007 · "Lose" means to lose something ie: "You lose the bet", "You have lost the bet", "Don't lose the allowance I gave you; I won't give you anymore". P.S. Did you check these words out in your dictionary, Rafaelgen? "Loose" and "lose" have two entirely different meanings.
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Nov 19, 2007 · Also, rushing home to tie up loose ends seems a bit odd, too. Loose ends are the things that have been less important up to the moment, which is why they have been neglected. If they were centrally important, they wouldn't be loose ends. So rushing home to take care of less important things sounds odd. It would sound more normal with a fuller ...
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Oct 27, 2006 · Lose, perversely, seems to have a longer oo sound than loose. In fact it rhymes with choose. But loose rhymes with goose, moose and noose. Lose rhymes with boos, moos, woos. I may have got that all wrong, because lose/loose is one of my blind spots.