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seeing the woods for the trees

seeing the woods for the trees is the present participle and gerund of see the woods for the trees.

Questions about seeing the woods for the trees

What is seeing the woods for the trees the present participle and gerund of?
Seeing the woods for the trees is the present participle and gerund of see the woods for the trees.

Words near seeing the woods for the trees in the dictionary

  1. seeing the light of day
  2. seeing the point
  3. seeing the same way
  4. seeing the trees through the forest
  5. seeing the way clear to
  6. seeing the woods for the trees
  7. seeing the world
  8. seeing things
  9. seeing through
  10. seeing through a millstone
  11. seeing to

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