lose sight of

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lose sight of

verb loses sight of · losing sight of · lost sight of

  1. idiomatic, transitive To fail to remember; to overlook or neglect (something). After he graduated from university he lost sight of his career goals.
  2. idiomatic, transitive Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lose, sight, of. The soldier lost sight of the enemy.

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verb fail to remember

中文忽略 hūlüè, 忘記 /忘记 wàngjì
Deutschaus dem Auge verlieren
Русскийпотеря́ть из ви́ду poterjátʹ iz vídu

verb be no longer able to see

中文看不見 /看不见 kànbujiàn
Portuguêsperder de vista
Deutschaus dem Blick verlieren, Sichtkontakt verlieren
Italianoaccecarsi
Русскийпотеря́ть из ви́ду poterjátʹ iz vídu

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@misc{lose_sight_of_2026,
  title = {lose sight of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lose%20sight%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}