to lose sight of
1lose sight of sth — ► to forget about an important idea or fact because you are thinking about other things: »In their attempts to increase profits, they have lost sight of the importance of customer satisfaction. Main Entry: ↑lose …
2lose sight of something — lose sight of (something) to forget about an important idea or a fact because you are thinking too much about other things. Some members of the peace force seem to have lost sight of the fact that they are here to help people …
3lose sight of — (something) to forget about an important idea or a fact because you are thinking too much about other things. Some members of the peace force seem to have lost sight of the fact that they are here to help people …
4lose sight of — ► lose sight of 1) be no longer able to see. 2) fail to consider, be aware of, or remember. Main Entry: ↑sight …
5lose sight of — index neglect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6lose 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… …
7lose sight of — forget about, not remember the purpose Let s not lose sight of why we re picking berries to make pies …
8lose sight of — forget, fail to see Don t lose sight of the main reason that you are planning to go on the business trip …
9To 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… …
10lose 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 …
