Meaning of "loose" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOOSE

(Not bound): from Old Norse lauss free; related to Old English lēas free from, -less.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LOOSE

loose  [luːs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOOSE

Loose is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb loose in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES LOOSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of loose in the English dictionary

The first definition of loose in the dictionary is free or released from confinement or restraint. Other definition of loose is not close, compact, or tight in structure or arrangement. Loose is also not fitted or fitting closely.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LOOSE

PRESENT

Present

I loose

you loose

he/she/it looses

we loose

you loose

they loose

Present continuous

I am loosing

you are loosing

he/she/it is loosing

we are loosing

you are loosing

they are loosing

Present perfect

I have loosed

you have loosed

he/she/it has loosed

we have loosed

you have loosed

they have loosed

Present perfect continuous

I have been loosing

you have been loosing

he/she/it has been loosing

we have been loosing

you have been loosing

they have been loosing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I loosed

you loosed

he/she/it loosed

we loosed

you loosed

they loosed

Past continuous

I was loosing

you were loosing

he/she/it was loosing

we were loosing

you were loosing

they were loosing

Past perfect

I had loosed

you had loosed

he/she/it had loosed

we had loosed

you had loosed

they had loosed

Past perfect continuous

I had been loosing

you had been loosing

he/she/it had been loosing

we had been loosing

you had been loosing

they had been loosing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will loose

you will loose

he/she/it will loose

we will loose

you will loose

they will loose

Future continuous

I will be loosing

you will be loosing

he/she/it will be loosing

we will be loosing

you will be loosing

they will be loosing

Future perfect

I will have loosed

you will have loosed

he/she/it will have loosed

we will have loosed

you will have loosed

they will have loosed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been loosing

you will have been loosing

he/she/it will have been loosing

we will have been loosing

you will have been loosing

they will have been loosing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would loose

you would loose

he/she/it would loose

we would loose

you would loose

they would loose

Conditional continuous

I would be loosing

you would be loosing

he/she/it would be loosing

we would be loosing

you would be loosing

they would be loosing

Conditional perfect

I would have loose

you would have loose

he/she/it would have loose

we would have loose

you would have loose

they would have loose

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been loosing

you would have been loosing

he/she/it would have been loosing

we would have been loosing

you would have been loosing

they would have been loosing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you loose
we let´s loose
you loose

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to loose

Past participle

loosed

Present Participle

loosing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «LOOSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «loose» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of loose

abandoned · at large · baggy · careless · debauched · detach · detached · diffuse · disconnect · disconnected · disengage · disordered · disreputable · dissipated · dissolute · ease · easy · fast · floating · free · fugitive · hanging · heedless · ill-defined · immoral · imprecise · imprudent · inaccurate · indefinite · indistinct · inexact · insecure · lax · let go · lewd · liberate · libertine · licentious · loose-fitting · loosen · movable · negligent · on the run · profligate · promiscuous · rambling · random · rash · relaxed · release · roaming · slack · slacken · sloppy · thoughtless · unattached · unbind · unbound · unbridle · unchaste · unconfined · undo · unfasten · unfettered · unleash · unloose · unmindful · unrestricted · unsecured · untethered · untie · vague · wanton · wobbly

TRANSLATION OF LOOSE

Find out the translation of loose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of loose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «loose» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 宽松的
• Translator English - Spanish: holgado
• English: loose
• Translator English - Hindi: ढीली
• Translator English - Arabic: مَفْكُوكٌ
• Translator English - Russian: расшатанный
• Translator English - Portuguese: frouxo
• Translator English - Bengali: আলগা
• Translator English - French: lâche
• Translator English - Malay: longgar
• Translator English - German: weit
• Translator English - Japanese: 緩い
• Translator English - Korean: 풀린
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngeculake
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lỏng
• Translator English - Tamil: தளர்வான
• Translator English - Marathi: सैल
• Translator English - Turkish: gevşek
• Translator English - Italian: sciolto
• Translator English - Polish: luźny
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вільний
• Translator English - Romanian: instabil
• Translator English - Greek: χαλαρός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: los
• Translator English - Swedish: lös
• Translator English - Norwegian: løs

10 QUOTES WITH «LOOSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word loose.

1

Edward Albee

One must let the play happen to one; one must let the mind loose to respond as it will, to receive impressions, to sense rather than know, to gather rather than immediately understand.

2

Gordon Bell

Well, I got to have a project. I'm not a blue-sky guy at all. I'd never let anybody like me loose in a company.

3

Lee Bermejo

Color is definitely an important factor for me during all phases of producing a cover. I always start out with a loose idea of what I want to see when I'm doing my initial sketches. This choice can be informed by anything, but I usually tend to lean toward more simple color schemes... something with a very obvious push between warms and cools.

4

Judy Blume

I'm really quite bad at coming up with plot ideas. I like to create characters and just see what will happen to them when I let them loose!

5

Louise Bourgeois

To express your emotions, you have to be very loose and receptive. The unconscious will come to you if you have that gift that artists have. I only know if I'm inspired by the results.

6

Louise Bourgeois

I know that when I finish a drawing, my anxiety level decreases. The realistic drawings are a way of pinning down an idea. I don't want to loose it. With the abstract drawings, when I'm feeling loose, I can slip into the unconscious.

7

Cecily Brown

My process is really quite organic, and starting a painting is one of the best parts for me. I always start in quite a loose and free way. I often put down one ground colour to begin with and then play off that.

8

William Cavendish

And he that said that a horse was not dressed, whose curb was not loose, said right; and it is equally true that the curb can never play, when in its right place, except the horse be upon his haunches.

9

Kurt Cobain

I've never been a very prolific person, so when creativity flows, it flows. I find myself scribbling on little notepads and pieces of loose paper, which results in a very small portion of my writings to ever show up in true form.

10

Diablo Cody

To enjoy being famous, you need to have a screw loose.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOOSE»

Discover the use of loose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to loose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need to Survive When ...

Survival expert Cody Lundin's new book, When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes is what every family needs to prepare and educate themselves about survival psychology and the skills necessary to negotiate ...

Cody Lundin, 2007

Loose Girl

He has long, dark hair and unbelievably beautiful eyes. Almost immediately I can feel the energy between us, the promise of something to come.' Kerry first noticed the power she had over the opposite sex at the age of eleven.

Kerry Cohen, 2008

Loose Balls

Loose Balls is, after all these years, the definitive and most widely respected history of the ABA.

Terry Pluto, 2011

Busting Loose From the Money Game: Mind-Blowing Strategies ...

Busting Loose from The Money Game opened a window I had no clue even existed. This is very cutting-edge, a revolutionary approach to unwrapping yourself from limitations.

Robert Scheinfeld, 2006

Cutting Loose: An Adult's Guide to Coming to Terms with Your ...

In clear, nonclinical terms, renowned psychotherapist Dr. Howard Halpern shows you how to break these familiar family routines so that you can build healthy, rewarding parent-child relationships.

Howard Halpern, 1990

Loose Knit

Comedy Theresa Rebeck Characters: 2 male, 5 female Combination set: interior and exterior.

Theresa Rebeck, 1994

Kjv Loose-Leaf Bible with Binder

For those who make copious notes while studying, sometimes even a wide margin Bible might not provide enough space.

Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. Staff, 2004

Letting Loose the Hounds: Stories

But even when disaster looms, Udall's fine comic sense sustains his men and women in their sometimes extravagant efforts to connect and cope. Plunged in the moment, these stories have velocity; they spray gravel as they take off.

Brady Udall, 2010

Macbeth on the Loose

Grantham High School is staging "Macbeth".

Robert Walker, 2002

The Caboose who Got Loose

Tired of always being jerked and jolted along the tracks in last place, Katy Caboose devises a clever plan for solving all of her travel woes.

‎1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOOSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term loose is used in the context of the following news items.

Loose goose, vehicle breakdown cause back up on HRBT | WAVY-TV

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — We sometimes hear about car chases on our local highways, but on Monday, hundreds of drivers found ... «WAVY-TV, Jul 15»

Suspect on the loose after officer-involved shooting on near … - Fox 59

Suspect on the loose after officer-involved shooting on near northeast side. Posted 9:45 PM, July 20, 2015, by Greg Margason - Web Producer, Updated at ... «Fox 59, Jul 15»

Three suspects on the loose after hold up at Etobicoke convenience …

Three suspects on the loose after hold up at Etobicoke convenience store: police. hold up, Macs. Police are searching for three suspects after a ... «CP24 Toronto's Breaking News, Jul 15»

Maidstone: Sheep spotted on the loose in Tonbridge Road, Teston

Police officers have come to the rescue of a number of sheep spotted on the loose in Maidstone this morning. Kent Police began receiving calls ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»

Loose small arms ammunition found on KI beach …

Some of the loose small arms ammunition that was found in the sand on a beach on the southern end of Kent Island on Sunday, July 19. «My Eastern Shore, Jul 15»

Cheyenne coin shop killer still on the loose, victims identified …

Update 6 p.m.: The Cheyenne Police Department has identified Cheyenne residents Dwight Brockman, 67, and George Manley, 76, as the ... «Wyoming Tribune, Jul 15»

PWD to check ghats for loose boulders | Pune NYOOOZ

Authorities are now considering repeating surveys at some stretches to check if there is presence of loose boulders and a possibility of ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»

July 20, 2015 blotter: Problem, loose dogs, personal information …

A neighbor's dogs reportedly were loose on a caller's property on Idaho Avenue in Roslyn, and dog feces were left on the caller's property and ... «Daily Record-News, Jul 15»

Police Blotter: Horse ride sped up by loose pit bulls | TheUnion.com

8:09 a.m. — A caller from the 300 block of Olympia Road reported finding a bag of drugs and a needle in the parking lot. 10:01 a.m. — A caller ... «The Union of Grass Valley, Jul 15»

Ella Eyre lets the straighteners loose on her curly mane! - Beauty …

She's no hair chameleon like Kylie Jenner but singer Ella Eyre just changed up her signature look - and we almost didn't recognise her! «Reveal, Jul 15»