Past tense of lose
irregular verb
The past tense of lose is lost. The past participle is also lost.
Forms of lose
| Base form (V1) | lose /luːz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | lost /lɒst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | lost /lɒst/ |
| Present participle | losing /ˈluːzɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | loses |
Lost in a sentence
- He lost his hearing in the explosion.
- She lost her position when the company was taken over.
- We lost that painting in the move to our new house.From the entry in
- Foreign markets were lost as our currency rose versus their valuta.From the entry market
- His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money.From the entry increase
Meaning of lose
- verb To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
- verb To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
- verb To shed (weight).
Verbs like lose
- bless (blest)
Questions about the past tense of lose
- What is the past tense of lose?
- The past tense of lose is lost.
- What is the past participle of lose?
- The past participle of lose is lost.
- Is lose a regular or irregular verb?
- Lose is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lose (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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