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MrPernickety Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Usage of "lose"

Hi,

Could you tell me if I can use "to lose" the same way we use "to cost", as in these samples:

1. Your obstinacy will lose you a lot of money.
2. He and his attitude has lost me a great many friends.

Thanks !
  

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Those sentences sound fine and natural, but ' have lost'.

  • Those sentences sound fine and natural, but ' have lost'.
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Those sentences sound fine and natural, but 'have lost'.

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