NOT SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES

Meaning of NOT SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES in English

( NAmE ) = not see the wood for the trees at wood

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOREST — for ‧ est S2 W2 /ˈfɒrəst, ˈfɒrɪst $ ˈfɔː-, ˈfɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOREST — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a forest fire (= a very large fire in a forest ) ▪ Greece has …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOREST — I Complex ecosystem in which trees are the dominant life-form. Tree-dominated forests can occur wherever the temperatures rise above 50 …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOREST — I. ˈfȯrə̇st, ˈfär- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin forestis, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TREES — plural of tree third singular of tree
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOREST — — forestal, forestial /feuh res"cheuhl/ , adj. — forested , adj. — forestless , adj. — forestlike , adj. /fawr"ist, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEE — I. ˈsē verb ( saw ˈsȯ ; seen ˈsēn ; see·ing ˈsē-iŋ) Etymology: Middle English seen, from Old English sēon; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOREST — I. ˈfȯr-əst, ˈfär- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin forestis ( silva ) unenclosed …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEE — noun a seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised. 2. see ·vi to be attentive; to take …
Webster English vocab
FOREST — vt to cover with trees or wood. 2. forest ·adj of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan. 3. forest ·noun …
Webster English vocab
SEE — [see] vb saw ; seen ; see.ing [ME seen, fr. OE seon; akin to OHG sehan to see and perh. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOREST — [for.est] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL forestis (silva) unenclosed (woodland), fr. L foris outside--more at forum] (13c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOREST — complex ecological system in which trees are the dominant life form. Tree-dominated forests can occur wherever the temperatures rise above …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOREST — county, northwestern Pennsylvania, U.S. It consists of a hilly region on the Allegheny Plateau drained by the Allegheny and Clarion …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOREST — forest, F~ BrE AmE ˈfɒr ɪst -əst AmE ˈfɔːr əst ˈfɑːr- ▷ forest|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEE — / siː; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( saw / sɔː; NAmE / seen / siːn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOREST — / ˈfɒrɪst; NAmE ˈfɔːr-; ˈfɑːr-/ noun 1. [ C , U ] a large area of land that is thickly …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEE — I. see 1 S1 W1 /siː/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense saw /sɔː $ sɒː/, past participle seen /siːn/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEE — v. (past saw; past part. seen) 1 tr. discern by use of the eyes; observe; look at (can you see …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOREST — n. & v. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth. b the trees …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEE — v. (past saw; past part. seen) 1 tr. discern by use of the eyes; observe; look at (can you see …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOREST — n. & v. n. 1 a (often attrib.) a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth. b the trees …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEE — 1. v. (past saw; past part. seen) 1. tr. discern by use of the eyes; observe; look at (can you …
Oxford English vocab
FOREST — n. & v. --n. 1. a (often attrib.) a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth. b the trees …
Oxford English vocab
SEE — ( sees, seeing, saw, seen) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOREST — ( forests) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A forest is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEE — (USE EYES) [verb] [past simple] saw, [past participle] seen - to be aware of what is around you by using …
Cambridge English vocab
FOREST — [noun] - a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually larger than a wood, or the trees …
Cambridge English vocab
FOREST — n. Forest of Ardennes boreal forest Belidor Bernard Forest de Black Forest Bohemian Forest De Forest Lee national forest Petrified …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOREST — Synonyms and related words : afforestation, afforestational, arboreous, arboretum, back country, backwoods, bed, boondock, boondocks, borderland, bosky, braky, broadcast, brush, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOREST — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dense , thick ▪ impenetrable ▪ deep ▪ dark ▪ native , natural ▪ national ▪ ancient …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TREES — • ↑ money doesn't grow on trees
Longman Activator English vocab
SEE — See ↑ FIND OUT 1, ↑ MEET 1,2, ↑ SEE 1, ↑ UNDERSTAND/NOT UNDERSTAND 1,2, ↑ WATCH 1 ◆◆◆ • …
Longman Activator English vocab
SEE — INDEX: 1. to see someone or something 2. to be able to see something, but with difficulty 3. when something …
Longman Activator English vocab
NOT — INDEX: 1. not 2. stronger expressions meaning not 3. not one thing and not the other RELATED WORDS see also …
Longman Activator English vocab
SEE — n. 25B6; verb he saw her running across the road : DISCERN, spot, notice, catch sight of, glimpse, catch/get a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TREES — terse ester
Anagrams English vocabulary
TREES — [Judaic] The trees that grow in the Garden of Eden have healing powers. The leaves give off a heavenly scent. …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
TREES — деревья appraise a stand of trees ≈ таксировать древостой appraise stand of trees ≈ проводить таксацию древостоя dense stand of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEE — I гл. 1) видеть; смотреть, глядеть; наблюдать see visions Syn : look, notice, observe, watch, witness, meet Ant : disregard, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NOT — нареч. 1) не, нет, ни (в соединении с вспомогательными и модальными глаголами n't it is hot, is it not (или …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOREST
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TREES — Дерево
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SEE — see.ogg _I si: _v. (saw - seen) 1> видеть; смотреть, глядеть; наблюдать; to see well хорошо видеть; to see visions …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NOT — not.ogg nɒt adv 1. не, ни ( в соединении с вспомогательными и модальными глаголами в разговорной речи n't) not infrequently …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOREST — forest.ogg 1. ʹfɒrıst n 1. 1> лес pine forest - сосновый бор oak forest - дубрава tropical forest - тропический …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOREST — 1) лес; (лесо)насаждения; древостой 2) вчт. лес ( в теории графов ) • - accessible forest - aesthetic forest - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FOREST — 1) лес; (лесо)насаждения; древостой 2) вчт. лес (в теории графов) • - accessible forest - aesthetic forest - amenity forest - bank-protection forest - broad-leaved forest - clear-cutting …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
TREES — деревья appraise a stand of trees — таксировать древостой appraise stand of trees — проводить таксацию древостоя dense stand of trees — плотный …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
NOT — 1) не 2) нет 3) ни 4) операция "не" • diode is not conducting — диод закрыт drill does not run true — сверло отклоняется от …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SEE — I see гл.; прош. вр. - saw; прич. прош. вр. - seen1) а) видеть, глядеть, смотреть; наблюдать, перен. позаботиться (о …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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