lower one's sights
lower one's sights · lowers one's sights · lowered one's sights · lowering one's sights
To lower one's expectations and accept less than one was hoping for or striving towardTo lower one's expectations and accept less than one was hoping for or striving toward
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To lower one's expectations and accept less than one was hoping for or striving toward
Forms
lowers one's sights, lowering one's sights, lowered one's sights, lowered one's sights| Base form | lower one's sights · to lower one's sights |
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| 3rd person singular | lowers one's sights |
| Present participle | lowering one's sights |
| Past simple | lowered one's sights |
| Past participle | lowered one's sights |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle