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Definition of Overlook
1. Verb. Look past, fail to notice.
2. Noun. A high place affording a good view.
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]
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