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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

loose vs. loosen

I would like to ask which of the following one is correct:

The door handle was loose (adj.).
The door handle was loosen (adj.).
  

Top answer

The first. I have never seen loosen used as an adjective. It's normally a verb.

— Blue Jay

  • The first.
  • I have never seen loosen used as an adjective.
  • It's normally a verb.
  • Were you thinking of looser ?
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The first.
I have never seen loosen used as an adjective. It's normally a verb. Were you thinking of looser?
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Only #1 i correct.

'Loosen' is not an adjective.
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