overlook

[ verb oh-ver-look; noun oh-ver-look ]

/ verb ˌoʊ vərˈlʊk; noun ˈoʊ vərˌlʊk /

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verb (used with object)

to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.

to disregard or ignore indulgently, as faults or misconduct: Only a parent could overlook that kind of behavior.

to look over, as from a higher position: a balcony that overlooks the ballroom.

to afford a view over; look down or out upon: a hill overlooking the sea.

to rise above: The Washington Monument overlooks the tidal basin.

to excuse; pardon: a minor infraction we can overlook this time.

to look over in inspection, examination, or perusal: They allowed us to overlook the proposed contract.

to look after, oversee, or supervise: She has to overlook a large number of employees.

Archaic. to look upon with the evil eye; bewitch.

noun

terrain, as on a cliff, that affords an attractive vista or a good view: Miles of landscape could be seen from the overlook.

Origin of overlook

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at over-, look

SYNONYMS FOR overlook

1 miss. See slight.

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OTHER WORDS FROM overlook

un·o·ver·looked, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH overlook

overlook oversee oversight

Words nearby overlook

overlie, overline, overlive, overload, overlong, overlook, overlooker, overlord, overly, overlying, overman

Example sentences from the Web for overlooking

In the book, Tavris and Aronson argue that the same ability to overlook minor flaws in a marriage leads to overlooking major ones.

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In mid-August 1944 the Poles sat atop a hill, marked on maps as Hill 262, overlooking the German armies in retreat.

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Overlooking the sea, Frank told Agustin their relationship was over.

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The grave site was on a hill, overlooking a duck pond; it was the kind of spot Doug would have had fun with in the Lampoon.

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He died in July 2012 in a bed in his Hollywood Hills living room, overlooking his garden.

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You will need”—he paused, overlooking the baggage—“three burros and two riding-mules.

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These hills, overlooking the valley of the river, resembled rocky bergs, at a distance of ten or twelve miles west of it.

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Nina inhabited a third floor in a terrace off the Strand, overlooking the river.

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And all the time she went on picking, never once overlooking her hand.

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At the extreme right of the Ridge, overlooking the trunk road, there was a strong piquet with a heavy battery.

Forty-one years in India |Frederick Sleigh Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for overlooking

overlook

verb (ˌəʊvəˈlʊk) (tr)

to fail to notice or take into account

to disregard deliberately or indulgently

to look at or over from above the garden is overlooked by the prison

to afford a view of from above the house overlooks the bay

to rise above

to look after

to look at carefully

to bewitch or cast the evil eye upon (someone)

noun (ˈəʊvəˌlʊk) US

a high place affording a view

an act of overlooking

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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overlook

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of overlook

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British Dictionary definitions for overlooking

verb (ˌəʊvəˈlʊk) (tr)

noun (ˈəʊvəˌlʊk) US

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

overlook

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of overlook

SYNONYMS FOR overlook

OTHER WORDS FROM overlook

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH overlook

Words nearby overlook

Words related to overlooking

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verb (ˌəʊvəˈlʊk) (tr)

noun (ˈəʊvəˌlʊk) US

British Dictionary definitions for overlooking