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Lose vs. Loose
Lose
<verb>
- Unable to win, find, gain, or retain something
- example: How did you lose your keys?
Loose
<adjective>
- Not tight, unattached, unbound, unrestrained, or free
- example: The button was very loose and eventually fell off.
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Words We Confuse >> RulesLose vs. Loose Examples
Examples
Lose
- Did you lose your phone again?
- I lose my keys all the time.
- We tried to lose the car but were unsuccessful.
- I did not lose my book.
Loose
- The handle was very loose.
- The paper was very loose and eventually fell out.
- The door was very loose.
- The book cover was loose.