lose the battle, but win the war (English, verb)
expansion: lose the battle, but win the war (third-person singular simple present loses the battle, but wins the war, present participle losing the battle, but winning the war, simple past and past participle lost the battle, but won the war)
Senses:
glosses: To fail to achieve intermediate steps or goals, but ultimately fulfill the broader objective.
Forms:
form: loses the battle, but wins the war
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: losing the battle, but winning the war
tags: participle
present
singular
third-person
form: lost the battle, but won the war
tags: participle
past
present
singular
third-person
form: lost the battle, but won the war
tags: past
present
singular
third-person