Overlook - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌəʊvərˈlʊk|  American pronunciation of the word overlook
Brit.  |ˌəʊvəˈlʊk|  British pronunciation of the word overlook

noun

- a high place affording a good view

verb

- look past, fail to notice
- be oriented in a certain direction
The apartment overlooks the Hudson
- leave undone or leave out (syn: drop, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, pretermit)
- look down on (syn: command, dominate, overtop)
- watch over
I am overlooking her work

Extra examples

The detective overlooked an important clue.

Such a crime should not be overlooked.

The quarterback was overlooked by other teams.

We rented a suite that overlooks the lake.

...just down the road there's a great overlook where you can get a panoramic view of the valley below...

I went on deck and overlooked the boundless waters.

The wall was just too high to be overlooked.

My windows overlook the street.

He oversees all and overlooks none.

Simply an overlook on my part.

It is easy to overlook a small detail like that.

Nobody could overlook the fact that box office sales were down.

She found him entertaining enough to overlook his faults.

Our room overlooks the ocean.

The apartment overlooks the Hudson

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: overlook
he/she/it: overlooks
present participle: overlooking
past tense: overlooked
past participle: overlooked
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