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loses sleep

loses sleep is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lose sleep.

Meaning of lose sleep

Verb

lose sleep (third-person singular simple present loses sleep, present participle losing sleep, simple past and past participle lost sleep)

  1. (often) To worry.
    • I won't be losing sleep over the national budget deficit.

Questions about loses sleep

What is loses sleep the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Loses sleep is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lose sleep.

Words near loses sleep in the dictionary

  1. loses one's wits
  2. loses oneself
  3. loses out
  4. loses patience
  5. loses sight of
  6. loses sleep
  7. loses the battle, but wins the war
  8. loses the bell
  9. loses the bubble
  10. loses the dressing room
  11. loses the fang

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