"see the wood for the trees" meaning in All languages combined

See see the wood for the trees on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: sees the wood for the trees [present, singular, third-person], seeing the wood for the trees [participle, present], saw the wood for the trees [past], seen the wood for the trees [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|see<,,saw,seen> the wood for the trees}} see the wood for the trees (third-person singular simple present sees the wood for the trees, present participle seeing the wood for the trees, simple past saw the wood for the trees, past participle seen the wood for the trees)
  1. Alternative form of see the forest for the trees Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: see the forest for the trees
    Sense id: en-see_the_wood_for_the_trees-en-verb-pTVueW90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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