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Definition of Overlook
1. Noun. A high place affording a good view.
2. Verb. Look past, fail to notice.
3. Verb. Be oriented in a certain direction. "The apartment overlooks the Hudson"
4. Verb. Leave undone or leave out. "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
Specialized synonyms: Forget, Jump, Pass Over, Skip, Skip Over
Antonyms: Attend To
Derivative terms: Neglect, Neglecter, Omissible, Omission, Omission, Omissive, Pretermission
5. Verb. Look down on. "The villa dominates the town"
Generic synonyms: Lie
Specialized synonyms: Dwarf, Overshadow, Shadow
6. Verb. Watch over. "I am overlooking her work"
Definition of Overlook
1. v. t. To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill.
Definition of Overlook
1. Verb. To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of ¹
2. Verb. Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly ¹
3. Verb. To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly. ¹
4. Verb. To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate. ¹
5. Verb. To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking. ¹
6. Verb. To pretend not to have noticed, especially a mistake; to pass over without censure or punishment. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overlook
1. to fail to notice [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overlook
Literary usage of Overlook
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report by Great Britain (1850)
"... treat lightly the possible effect of overlook Writings of this character,
especially as so many of them present ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1885)
"But we cannot overlook the fnct that that which is safe and proper advice to give
to the experienced and wary, is the very reverse tor those who lack these ..."
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