lowered one's sights
lowered one's sights is the simple past and past participle of lower one's sights.
Meaning of lower one's sights
Verb
lower one's sights (third-person singular simple present lowers one's sights, present participle lowering one's sights, simple past and past participle lowered one's sights)
- to lower one's expectations and accept less than one was hoping for or striving toward
Questions about lowered one's sights
- What is lowered one's sights the simple past and past participle of?
- Lowered one's sights is the simple past and past participle of lower one's sights.
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