lose sleep
lose sleep · loses sleep · lost sleep · losing sleep
To worryTo worry.
» Don't lose sleep over that.
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8 sentencesDon't lose sleep over that.
I've lost sleep over it.
Tobias lost sleep because of his parrot.
Meaning
1 senses(often)To worry.
I won't be losing sleep over the national budget deficit.
Forms
loses sleep, losing sleep, lost sleep, lost sleepirregular · Lesson
| Base form | lose sleep · to lose sleep |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | loses sleep |
| Present participle | losing sleep |
| Past simple | lost sleep |
| Past participle | lost sleep |
Tenses
lose sleep · lost sleep · will lose sleep · have lost sleepPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.