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Meaning of lose sight of | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To be no longer able to see.
  2. To fail to remember; to overlook or neglect.

Equivalents

Examples

“The soldier lost sight of the enemy.”
“The double-track branch curves away southwards at the south end of the station and runs on a banked down gradient gradually losing sight of the main line.”
“After he graduated from university he lost sight of his career goals.”
“Smith warns: "You must not lose sight of the fact that not everyone can do contactless payment and mobile ticketing. Not everyone has a bank account, not everyone can use a smartphone, not everyone works cashless.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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