Japanese

みうしなう
Meaning: to lose sight of; to miss
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 見失う 見失わない
Polite 見失います 見失いません
Past 見失った 見失わなかった
Polite + Past 見失いました 見失いませんでした
Te-form 見失って 見失わなくて
Potential 見失える 見失えない
Passive 見失われる 見失われない
Causative 見失わせる 見失わせない
Causative + Passive 見失わされる 見失わされない
Imperative 見失え 見失うな

Handwriting

見
失
う

Example sentences

I lost sight of my friend in the crowd.
人混みに紛れて、友達を見失ってしまった。
I got lost in the crowd and lost sight of my friend.
枝葉末節にこだわって、大局を見失ってはいけない。
We must not get caught up in trivialities and lose sight of the big picture.
流行を追いすぎて自分を見失うのは、まさに邯鄲之歩だ。
Losing yourself by blindly following trends is exactly 'the walk of Handan'.
彼は尋章摘句に耽って、論文の本質を見失っている。
He is so obsessed with trivial details that he is losing sight of the essence of the paper.
真理を見失い滞言滞句に陥ることがある
Sometimes people get caught up in words and lose sight of the truth.

Usage Notes

Used when something you were watching or could see becomes hidden or its location becomes unknown.

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