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lost sight of

lost sight of is the simple past and past participle of lose sight of.

Meaning of lose sight of

Verb

lose sight of (third-person singular simple present loses sight of, present participle losing sight of, simple past and past participle lost sight of)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To no longer be able to see (something).
    • The soldier lost sight of the enemy.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To fail to remember; to overlook or neglect (something).
    • After he graduated from university he lost sight of his career goals.

Questions about lost sight of

What is lost sight of the simple past and past participle of?
Lost sight of is the simple past and past participle of lose sight of.

Words near lost sight of in the dictionary

  1. Lost River sucker
  2. lost rivers
  3. lost shark
  4. lost sharks
  5. lost sheep
  6. lost sight of
  7. lost soul
  8. lost souls
  9. lost the battle, but won the war
  10. lost the bell
  11. lost the bubble

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