Meaning

7 senses
  1. (transitive)To let loose, to free from restraints.

    lösen

    освобожда́тьosvoboždátʹ, освободи́тьosvobodítʹ, отвя́зыватьotvjázyvatʹ

    turn loose or free from restraint

  2. (transitive)To unfasten, to loosen.

    lösen

    ослабля́тьoslabljátʹ, осла́битьoslábitʹ, развя́зыватьrazvjázyvatʹ

  3. (transitive)To make less tight, to loosen.

    lockern

    ослабля́тьoslabljátʹ, осла́битьoslábitʹ

    become loose or looser or less tight

  4. (intransitive)Of a grip or hold, to let go.

    loslassen

    отпуска́тьotpuskátʹ, отпусти́тьotpustítʹ

  5. To shoot (an arrow).

  6. (obsolete)To set sail.

  7. (obsolete)To solve; to interpret.

Examples

294 sentences
  1. The girl let the bird loose.

    Дівчина відпустила пташку. — aandrusiak

    ruДевочка выпустила птицу. — arseniiv

    deDas Mädchen ließ den Vogel entkommen. — Sudajaengi

  2. This shirt is a little bit loose.

    Ця сорочка трохи завелика. — deniko

    ruРубашка чуть великовата. — Hellerick

    deDieses Hemd sitzt etwas locker. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. This button is loose.

    Цей ґудзик відривається. — deniko

    deDieser Knopf ist locker. — Esperantostern

  4. Tom has a loose tongue.

    Том базікало. — deniko

  5. I have a loose tooth.

    У мене хитається зуб. — deniko

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
to let loose:
to unfasten:
to let go:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to let loose:
to make less tight:
to let go:

Origin

From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, wh

From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek.

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Forms

looses, loosing, loosed, loosed
Base formloose · to loose
3rd person singularlooses
Present participleloosing
Past simpleloosed
Past participleloosed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyloose
he, she, itlooses

Past simpleLesson

all personsloosed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave loosed
he, she, ithas loosed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill loose

Synonyms

17 synonyms
let loose:freeB2releaseB1
make less tight:relaxA2slacken
of grip or hold:let go
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms
let loose:bindB2constrain
unfasten:fastenB1tieB1
make less tight:tightenB1
archery:fastA1

Word family

1 related words
Derivedloose off

Collocations

6 patterns
  • loose ends
  • some loose ends
  • loose fitting
  • the dog loose
  • dog loose
  • some loose

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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