Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miss the woods for the trees

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
mis-s the -wood-s -for the trees
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

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

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