loose – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of loose

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to loose
Participle: loosed
Gerund: loosing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iloose
youloose
he;she;itlooses
weloose
youloose
theyloose

Perfect

Ihave loosed
youhave loosed
he;she;ithas loosed
wehave loosed
youhave loosed
theyhave loosed

Past

Iloosed
youloosed
he;she;itloosed
weloosed
youloosed
theyloosed

Pluperfect

Ihad loosed
youhad loosed
he;she;ithad loosed
wehad loosed
youhad loosed
theyhad loosed

Future

Iwill loose
youwill loose
he;she;itwill loose
wewill loose
youwill loose
theywill loose

Future Perfect

Iwill have loosed
youwill have loosed
he;she;itwill have loosed
wewill have loosed
youwill have loosed
theywill have loosed

Subjunctive

Present

Iloose
youloose
he;she;itloose
weloose
youloose
theyloose

Perfect

Ihave loosed
youhave loosed
he;she;ithave loosed
wehave loosed
youhave loosed
theyhave loosed

Imperfect

Iloosed
youloosed
he;she;itloosed
weloosed
youloosed
theyloosed

Pluperfect

Ihad loosed
youhad loosed
he;she;ithad loosed
wehad loosed
youhad loosed
theyhad loosed

Conditional

Present

Iwould loose
youwould loose
he;she;itwould loose
wewould loose
youwould loose
theywould loose

Perfect

Iwould have loosed
youwould have loosed
he;she;itwould have loosed
wewould have loosed
youwould have loosed
theywould have loosed

Imperative

youloose
weLet's loose
youloose

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam loosing
youare loosing
he;she;itis loosing
weare loosing
youare loosing
theyare loosing

Perfect

Ihave been loosing
youhave been loosing
he;she;ithas been loosing
wehave been loosing
youhave been loosing
theyhave been loosing

Past

Iwas loosing
youwere loosing
he;she;itwas loosing
wewere loosing
youwere loosing
theywere loosing

Pluperfect

Ihad been loosing
youhad been loosing
he;she;ithad been loosing
wehad been loosing
youhad been loosing
theyhad been loosing

Future

Iwill be loosing
youwill be loosing
he;she;itwill be loosing
wewill be loosing
youwill be loosing
theywill be loosing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been loosing
youwill have been loosing
he;she;itwill have been loosing
wewill have been loosing
youwill have been loosing
theywill have been loosing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be loosing
youwould be loosing
he;she;itwould be loosing
wewould be loosing
youwould be loosing
theywould be loosing

Perfect

Iwould have been loosing
youwould have been loosing
he;she;itwould have been loosing
wewould have been loosing
youwould have been loosing
theywould have been loosing

Other

Verbs similar to 'loose'

boose, goose, looke, loosen, lose, louse, noose, oose, roose, alose,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to give freedom to; to rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses
befree, deliver, disentangle, extricate, free, let go, let loose, liberate, release, set free, turn loose, unleash
disengage
release, unfasten, loosen, free, undo, liberate, unbind
ease
relax, slack, slacken, loosen, lax, discharge

Antonyms

ease
uneasiness, turmoil, unrest, effort

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1300, from O.N. lauss "loose, free, vacant, dissolute," cognate with O.E. leas "devoid of, false, feigned, incorrect," from P.Gmc. *lausaz (cf. Dan. løs "loose, untied," M.Du., Ger. los, Goth. laus), from PIE *lau-/*leu- "to loosen, divide, cut apart" (see lose). The verb is first recorded c.1225, "to set free." Sense of "unchaste, immoral" is recorded from c.1470. Figurative loose cannon first recorded 1977.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
4. Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
5. Proto-Germanic *leusaną
6. Proto-Germanic *lausaz
7. Old Norse laussbor.
8. Middle English loos
9. English loose
10. From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek.

Verbs referencing "loose"

Greek, Ancient λύω, Irish loit, German, old spelling lösen, Icelandic leysa, Icelandic lýja, Hindi लुनना.

Sample Sentences

  • Eva's clear blue eye looked earnestly from one to the other. It was the calm, comprehending gaze of a soul half loosed from its earthly bonds; it was evident she saw, felt, and appreciated, the difference between the two. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] drenching dews; but the dread soul-crisis was past, and, in the joy that filled him, he no longer felt hunger, cold, degradation, disappointment, wretchedness. From his deepest soul, he that hour loosed and parted from every hope in life that now is, and offered his own will an unquestioning sacrifice to the Infinite. Tom looked up to the silent, ever-living stars,—types of the angelic hosts who [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)