lose

/luːz/

verblose

You LOSE with one “o”—but you need TWO “o”s to be LOOSe.

Yes, it's lose. LOSE has one “o” and ends with a /z/ sound spelled with “se.”

Definitions

  1. verbto fail to keep or hold something; to misplace it
  2. verbto not win a game, contest, or competition
  3. verbto have less of something (such as weight, time, or money)

Examples

  • “Be careful not to lose your library book.”
  • “Our team might lose if we stop paying attention.”
  • “He wants to lose a few pounds before summer.”

Synonyms

misplacedropforfeitsquanderbe defeated

Antonyms

winfindkeep

Translations

ES perderPT perderFR perdre

Common misspellings

looseloozloesloosluselouzelosseloosee

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