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overlook
/ˈoʊvəɹˌlʊk/
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What does overlook mean?
noun
- A vista or point that gives a view down toward something else.
verb
- To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.
- To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.
More meanings (6)
verb
- To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.
- To look down upon from above or from a higher location.
- (archaic) To supervise, oversee; to watch over.
- (archaic) To observe or watch (someone or something) surreptitiously or secretly.
- (archaic) To inspect (something); to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
- (archaic) To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈoʊvəɹˌlʊk/
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These characteristics are as definitive as those of childhood or of sex, and to overlook them may lead to serious consequences.
Those who cannot feel the littleness of great things in themselves are apt to overlook the greatness of little things in others.
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Nor must we overlook the fact that a similar belief in the power of royalty has persisted almost to our own day.
But the imagination of the populace is very apt to overlook this difference, which is so apparent to the minds of thinking men.
Don't overlook the fact that the greater speed you can attain the smaller will be the surface area you can get along with.