lose – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of lose

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to lose one's temper
Participle: lost one's temper
Gerund: losing one's temper

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ilose one's temper
youlose one's temper
he;she;itloses one's temper
welose one's temper
youlose one's temper
theylose one's temper

Perfect

Ihave lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
youhave lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
he;she;ithas lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
wehave lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
youhave lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
theyhave lost one's temper; lorn one's temper

Past

Ilost one's temper
youlost one's temper
he;she;itlost one's temper
welost one's temper
youlost one's temper
theylost one's temper

Pluperfect

Ihad lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
youhad lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
he;she;ithad lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
wehad lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
youhad lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
theyhad lost one's temper; lorn one's temper

Future

Iwill lose one's temper
youwill lose one's temper
he;she;itwill lose one's temper
wewill lose one's temper
youwill lose one's temper
theywill lose one's temper

Future Perfect

Iwill have lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
youwill have lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
he;she;itwill have lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
wewill have lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
youwill have lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
theywill have lost one's temper; lorn one's temper

Subjunctive

Present

Ilose one's temper
youlose one's temper
he;she;itlose one's temper
welose one's temper
youlose one's temper
theylose one's temper

Perfect

Ihave lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
youhave lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
he;she;ithave lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
wehave lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
youhave lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
theyhave lost one's temper; lorn one's temper

Imperfect

Ilost one's temper
youlost one's temper
he;she;itlost one's temper
welost one's temper
youlost one's temper
theylost one's temper

Pluperfect

Ihad lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
youhad lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
he;she;ithad lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
wehad lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
youhad lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
theyhad lost one's temper; lorn one's temper

Conditional

Present

Iwould lose one's temper
youwould lose one's temper
he;she;itwould lose one's temper
wewould lose one's temper
youwould lose one's temper
theywould lose one's temper

Perfect

Iwould have lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
youwould have lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
he;she;itwould have lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
wewould have lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
youwould have lost one's temper; lorn one's temper
theywould have lost one's temper; lorn one's temper

Imperative

youlose one's temper
weLet's lose one's temper
youlose one's temper

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam losing one's temper
youare losing one's temper
he;she;itis losing one's temper
weare losing one's temper
youare losing one's temper
theyare losing one's temper

Perfect

Ihave been losing one's temper
youhave been losing one's temper
he;she;ithas been losing one's temper
wehave been losing one's temper
youhave been losing one's temper
theyhave been losing one's temper

Past

Iwas losing one's temper
youwere losing one's temper
he;she;itwas losing one's temper
wewere losing one's temper
youwere losing one's temper
theywere losing one's temper

Pluperfect

Ihad been losing one's temper
youhad been losing one's temper
he;she;ithad been losing one's temper
wehad been losing one's temper
youhad been losing one's temper
theyhad been losing one's temper

Future

Iwill be losing one's temper
youwill be losing one's temper
he;she;itwill be losing one's temper
wewill be losing one's temper
youwill be losing one's temper
theywill be losing one's temper

Future Perfect

Iwill have been losing one's temper
youwill have been losing one's temper
he;she;itwill have been losing one's temper
wewill have been losing one's temper
youwill have been losing one's temper
theywill have been losing one's temper

Conditional

Present

Iwould be losing one's temper
youwould be losing one's temper
he;she;itwould be losing one's temper
wewould be losing one's temper
youwould be losing one's temper
theywould be losing one's temper

Perfect

Iwould have been losing one's temper
youwould have been losing one's temper
he;she;itwould have been losing one's temper
wewould have been losing one's temper
youwould have been losing one's temper
theywould have been losing one's temper

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'lose'

creep, feel, keep, lose, oversleep, sleep, sweep, weep, becreep, besleep, book-keep, bookkeep, cosleep, downsweep, foreweep, forsleep, gatekeep, housekeep, increep, kape, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'lose'

alose, bose, close, cose, dose, hose, lase, lese, lofe, loose,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to cause something to cease to be in one's possession
forlese, leave behind
fail
relinquish, forfeit, surrender, sacrifice, drop, yield, succumb
miss
mislay, misplace, drop

Antonyms

fail to be the winner
win
to gain possession of something
get rid of, give, sell, receive, unacquire, unget
to have ownership of
go without, possess
to cause something to cease to be in one's possession
acquire, find, possess, receive
to collect in an increasing amount over time
decline, decumulate, accumulate
fail
achieve, accomplish, attain, obtain

Additional Information

Cf. Old English strong verb forlēosan (destroy) and weak verb losian (go to wast, get lost).

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. losian "be lost, perish," from los "destruction, loss," from P.Gmc. *lausa (cf. O.N. los "the breaking up of an army"), from PIE base *leu- "to loosen, divide, cut apart, untie, separate" (cf. Skt. lunati "cuts, cuts off," lavitram "sickle;" Gk. lyein "to loosen, untie, slacken," lysus "a loosening;" L. luere "to loose, release, atone for"). Replaced related leosan (a class II strong verb whose pp. loren survives in forlorn and love-lorn), from P.Gmc. *leusanan (cf. O.H.G. virliosan, Ger. verlieren, O.Fris. urliasa, Goth. fraliusan "to lose"). Transitive sense of "to part with accidentally" is from c.1205. Meaning "to be defeated" (in a game, etc.) is from c.1533. To lose (one's) mind "become insane" is attested from c.1500. To lose out "fail" is 1858, Amer.Eng.
2. From Middle English losen, from Old English losian. The modern pronunciation with /uː/ (instead of the /oʊ~əʊ/ that would be expected from Early Modern /ɔː/) is due to conflation with loose. See: Middle English 'losen', Old English 'losian'.

Verbs referencing "lose"

Tok Pisin lusim, Xhosa luza.

Sample Sentences

  • As to daily news, there is no dearth of that commodity. This passenger is reported to have lost fourteen pounds at Vingt-et-un in the saloon yesterday; and that passenger drinks his bottle of champagne every day, and how he does it (being only a clerk ), nobody knows. The head engineer has [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ O, now, dear George, that is really wicked ! I know how you feel about losing your place in the factory, and you have a hard master; but pray be patient, and perhaps something — ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] and badges we are so fond of at home. Secondly, because the absence of these things presents each child to the visitor in his or her own proper character, with its individuality unimpaired; not lost in a dull, ugly, monotonous repetition of the same unmeaning garb: which is really an important consideration. The wisdom of encouraging a little harmless pride in personal appearance even among [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Eliza for the night, her feverish and excited mind had suggested the idea of this closet; and she had hidden herself there, and, with her ear pressed close against the crack of the door, had lost not a word of the conversation. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Well, boys, ” said Haley, “ look alive now; we must lose no time. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] which has to be crossed on this passage, is not always a very safe or pleasant navigation, and has been the scene of some unfortunate accidents. It was a wet morning, and very misty, and we soon lost sight of land. The day was calm, however, and brightened towards noon. After exhausting (with good help from a friend ) the larder, and the stock of bottled beer, I lay down to sleep; being very [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] so zealous to be a cotchin ’ Lizy, that I couldn't hold in, no way),—and when I comes by the tavern winder, sure enough there she was, right in plain sight, and dey diggin ’ on behind. Wal, I loses off my hat, and sings out nuff to raise the dead. Course Lizy she hars, and she dodges back, when Mas’r Haley he goes past the door; and then, I tell ye, she clared out de side door; she went down [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] story of the day was rehearsed, with all kinds of ornament and varnishing which might be necessary to heighten its effect; for Sam, like some of our fashionable dilettanti, never allowed a story to lose any of its gilding by passing through his hands. Roars of laughter attended the narration, and were taken up and prolonged by all the smaller fry, who were lying, in any quantity, about on the [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Then you will feel for me. I have lost two, one after another,—left ’ em buried there when I came away; and I had only this one left. I never slept a night without him; he was all I had. He was my comfort and pride, day and night; and, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] spring healing flowers and balm for the desolate and the distressed. Among such was the delicate woman who sits there by the lamp, dropping slow tears, while she prepares the memorials of her own lost one for the outcast wanderer. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • and they mistook us for Syracuse Minutemen and we ended up losing our scalps. (Rust)
  • It's in distress. Administering propofol. Negative. No anesthesia. We lost one that way. Do it now. (Disclosure Day)
  • -Thanks. -Yeah. Oh, Paul, look, it's a duffle bag for summer camp to replace the one you lost, (Turning Point)
  • Are you lost ? What? She looks like the doll Amir brought, doesn't she ? (Siapa Buka Lampu)
  • Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Huh? Oh, the poor boy ! He's lost his mind ! (The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants)