not see for looking
not see for looking · nots see for looking · notted see for looking · notting see for looking
To be unable to identify because one is trying too hardTo be unable to identify because one is trying too hard.
Meaning
1 sensesTo be unable to identify because one is trying too hard.
Origin
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Forms
nots see for looking, notting see for looking, notted see for looking, notted see for looking| Base form | not see for looking · to not see for looking |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | nots see for looking |
| Present participle | notting see for looking |
| Past simple | notted see for looking |
| Past participle | notted see for looking |
irregular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.