Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miss the forest for the trees

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
mis-s the -forest -for the trees
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.

Inflected Forms

misses the forest for the trees (present, singular) missing the forest for the trees (participle, present) missed the forest for the trees (participle, past) missed the forest for the trees (past)

Questions

What does miss the forest for the trees mean?
Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.

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