"lose the battle, but win the war" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: loses the battle, but wins the war [present, singular, third-person], losing the battle, but winning the war [participle, present, singular, third-person], lost the battle, but won the war [participle, past, present, singular, third-person], lost the battle, but won the war [past, present, singular, third-person]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lose<,,lost> the battle, but win<,,won> the war}} lose the battle, but win the war (third-person singular simple present loses the battle, but wins the war, present participle losing the battle, but winning the war, simple past and past participle lost the battle, but won the war)
  1. To fail to achieve intermediate steps or goals, but ultimately fulfill the broader objective.
    Sense id: en-lose_the_battle,_but_win_the_war-en-verb-GNOyQV2L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
     
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      "form": "loses the battle, but wins the war",
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        "present",
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    },
    {
      "form": "losing the battle, but winning the war",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lost the battle, but won the war",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lost the battle, but won the war",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lose<,,lost> the battle, but win<,,won> the war"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "word": "win the battle, but lose the war"
        }
      ],
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She might have done better than me in school, but I ultimately landed the higher-paying job. I lost the battle, but won the war.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fail to achieve intermediate steps or goals, but ultimately fulfill the broader objective."
      ],
      "id": "en-lose_the_battle,_but_win_the_war-en-verb-GNOyQV2L",
      "links": [
        [
          "fail",
          "fail"
        ],
        [
          "achieve",
          "achieve"
        ],
        [
          "intermediate",
          "intermediate"
        ],
        [
          "goal",
          "goal"
        ],
        [
          "fulfill",
          "fulfill"
        ],
        [
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          "objective"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lose the battle, but win the war"
}

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    {
      "form": "loses the battle, but wins the war",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "losing the battle, but winning the war",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lost the battle, but won the war",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lost the battle, but won the war",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "lose<,,lost> the battle, but win<,,won> the war"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fail to achieve intermediate steps or goals, but ultimately fulfill the broader objective."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "fail"
        ],
        [
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          "achieve"
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}

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