Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miss the wood for the trees

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
mis-s the -wood -for the trees
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

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

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