see the woods for the trees in 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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"see the woods for the trees" meaning in English

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