overlook
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 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.
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
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Other words for overlook
Words that may be confused with overlook
- overlook , oversee
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How to use overlook in a sentence
In the book, Tavris and Aronson argue that the same ability to overlook minor flaws in a marriage leads to overlooking major ones.
More than likely he was celebrating from the VIP section, in the second floor rafters overlooking the dance floor.
We end the tour on a bluff overlooking a mine in the distance.
From his balcony overlooking the American embassy hangs a Palestinian flag.
Our lovely hotel perched on top a steep hill overlooking the mountains was also packed to the gills.
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The chums did not have to go even as far as the brow of the hill overlooking the group of houses before mentioned.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseChapman turned up a hilly road and they came out on a ridge overlooking the fenced-in track.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseReal happiness may lie in forgetting that love is selfish, and in overlooking the bitter in the sweet.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThere is a large military hospital, well appointed, and a club-house for whites, overlooking the picturesque harbour.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanShe then went to live with her son-in-law in a magnificent mansion overlooking the Esplanade des Invalides.
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British Dictionary definitions for overlook
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)
a high place affording a view
an act of overlooking
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