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loses the thread

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

Meaning of lose the thread

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively) To get distracted and lose track of something (one's train of thought, a conversation).

Questions about loses the thread

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

Words near loses the thread in the dictionary

  1. loses the dressing room
  2. loses the fang
  3. loses the number of one's mess
  4. loses the plot
  5. loses the run of oneself
  6. loses the thread
  7. loses their head
  8. loses time
  9. loses touch
  10. loses track
  11. losest

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