The document discusses the differences between the words "loss" and "lost". "Loss" is a noun that refers to something being lost or missing, such as the loss of a spouse. "Lost" is a verb that means to misplace something, as in losing house keys, or an adjective to describe something that is no longer known or cannot be found, like lost luggage. "Lost" is also a past tense and participle form of the verb "to lose". The document provides examples of how to use "loss" and "lost" correctly in sentences.

1. What’s the difference?
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2. LOSS is the noun associated with the verb ‘to lose’.
The loss of a spouse is traumatic.
That company sold its shares at a loss.
I feel sorry for him but his loss is our gain.
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3. LOST is the past tense of the verb ‘to lose’.
We lost our house key.
They lost the game due to poor preparation.
Sharon lost her life in the fire.
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4. LOST is also the participle in compound tenses of the
verb ‘to lose’.
She has lost her mind!
I had lost touch with her until I saw her again last year.
They have lost sight of the goal.
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5. LOST is also the participle in the passive voice of the
verb ‘to lose’.
The meaning was lost in translation.
Jen and I were lost in that class.
My brother got lost while hiking.
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6. LOST is also the adjective associated with the verb
‘to lose’.
Baggage Claim is checking on our lost luggage.
She reconnected with her long-lost pen pal.
A lost opportunity can never be recovered.
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7. ‘ ’ : noun, so used with articles, ‘a/the’, or with
possessive pronouns, ‘my/our/your/his/her/their’,
and can take adjectives, i.e. a financial loss, a
terrible loss
‘ ’ : verb, so used in tenses with ‘has/have/had’,
‘got’, ‘am/is/are/was/were’
adjective, so used before a noun, i.e. a lost
cause, a lost art
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8. ‘ ’: noun like ‘boss’; rhymes with ‘sauce’ in
the Bajan interjection of approval, ‘Wha’
loss hot sauce!’
‘ ’: verb ense
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