Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

see the forest but for the trees

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
see the -forest but -for the trees
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of see the forest for the trees.

Inflected Forms

sees the forest but for the trees (present, singular) seeing the forest but for the trees (participle, present) saw the forest but for the trees (past) seen the forest but for the trees (participle, past)

Questions

What does see the forest but for the trees mean?
Alternative form of see the forest for the trees.

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