Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lose the thread

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
lose the thread
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get distracted and lose track of something (one's train of thought, a conversation).

Inflected Forms

loses the thread (present, singular) losing the thread (participle, present) lost the thread (participle, past) lost the thread (past)

Phrases

lose one's thread pick up the threads lose the plot

Frequently Paired Words

lose one's thread pick up the threads lose the plot

Questions

What does lose the thread mean?
To get distracted and lose track of something (one's train of thought, a conversation).

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