fail to see/understand

idiom

: to not understand

—often used when someone does not agree with something

I fail to see/understand why we need to change the current system.

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Many people are fixated on reaching end customers, and so fail to see the potential of selling indirectly through partners. —

Henry McIntosh, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 Like Odell and Kimmerer, Anderson acknowledges that many of us no longer pay attention and fail to see the gifts in front of us. —

Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 12 Dec. 2024 But those folks fail to understand the difference between watching on the sidelines and actually being able to go through the motions at full speed on the basketball court. —

Mat Issa, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Those who over-automate processes to their own detriment will be the ones who fail to understand how both prediction and judgment comprise decision making. —

Brian Jackson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fail to see/understand

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