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

See see the woods for the trees on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: sees the woods for the trees [present, singular, third-person], seeing the woods for the trees [participle, present], saw the woods for the trees [past], seen the woods for the trees [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|see<,,saw,seen> the woods for the trees}} see the woods for the trees (third-person singular simple present sees the woods for the trees, present participle seeing the woods for the trees, simple past saw the woods for the trees, past participle seen the woods 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_woods_for_the_trees-en-verb-pTVueW90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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