not lose sight of
1lose sight of — forget about, not remember the purpose Let s not lose sight of why we re picking berries to make pies …
2lose sight of — verb be no longer able to see We lost sight of the tower as pulled out of the harbor • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody * * * be no longer able to see ■ fail to consider, be aware of, or remember we should not lose sight of… …
3To lose sight of — Lose Lose (l[=oo]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lost} (l[o^]st; 115) p. pr. & vb. n. {Losing} (l[=oo]z [i^]ng).] [OE. losien to loose, be lost, lose, AS. losian to become loose; akin to OE. leosen to lose, p. p. loren, lorn, AS. le[ o]san, p. p. loren… …
4lose sight of — not see, overlook; forget; lose contact with …
5lose sight of — Synonyms and related words: be caught napping, be neglectful, be negligent, default, disregard, draw a blank, fail, forget, gloss over, ignore, lapse, let go, let ride, let slide, let slip, lose, lose track of, neglect, nod, not care for, not get …
6lose sight of — {v. phr.} 1. Not to be able to see any longer. * /I lost sight of Mary in the crowd./ * /I watched the plane go higher and higher until I lost sight of it./ Contrast: CATCH SIGHT OF. 2. To forget; overlook. * /Johnny was so interested in the game …
7lose sight of — {v. phr.} 1. Not to be able to see any longer. * /I lost sight of Mary in the crowd./ * /I watched the plane go higher and higher until I lost sight of it./ Contrast: CATCH SIGHT OF. 2. To forget; overlook. * /Johnny was so interested in the game …
8lose\ sight\ of — v. phr. 1. Not to be able to see any longer. I lost sight of Mary in the crowd. I watched the plane go higher and higher until I lost sight of it. Contrast: catch sight of 2. To forget; overlook. Johnny was so interested in the game he lost sight …
9lose — W1S1 [lu:z] v past tense and past participle lost [lɔst US lo:st] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stop having attitude/quality etc)¦ 2¦(not win)¦ 3¦(cannot find something)¦ 4¦(stop having something)¦ 5¦(death)¦ 6¦(money)¦ 7 have nothing to lose 8¦(time)¦ …
10lose — [ luz ] (past tense and past participle lost [ lɔst ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop having something ▸ 2 be unable to find ▸ 3 not win ▸ 4 have less than before ▸ 5 when someone dies ▸ 6 no longer see/hear etc. ▸ 7 not have body part ▸ 8 stop having… …
