Homophone Errors - loose and lose

loose and lose

Loose
Opposite of tight.
For example : 
The shirt is loose for her now
because she has lost so much of weight.
The screw is loose.

lose
Means to not be in your possession any longer (it is lost) or misplaced. It could also mean not to win something.
losing moneyFor example :
She will lose her friends if she's not careful.
We will lose money if we 
believe everything she says.
She will lose the match if she's not careful.
Did you lose my books? 

loose dress / lose dress
Both are correct. 
loose dress : not tight
a dress that is flowing  
For example : 
The dress is loose.
lose dress : missing  
For example : 
Make sure you do not lose her dress. 

*lose is not to be confused with lost. 
Lost has the same meaning as lose 
but lost is used to show something 
"losing books" "books carried away"
happened in the past.
For example :
She lost the books yesterday. 
(yesterday – happened in the past).

With “will”, we have to use “lose”. She will lose.
We CANNOT say : She will lost the match (X). 
You CAN SAY : She lost the match yesterday / last week / last month / 2 years ago.  



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