OVERLOOK
\ˌə͡ʊvəlˈʊk], \ˌəʊvəlˈʊk], \ˌəʊ_v_ə_l_ˈʊ_k]\
Definitions of OVERLOOK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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look down on; "The villa dominates the town"
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leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
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watch over; "I am overlooking her work"
By Princeton University
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look down on; "The villa dominates the town"
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leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter.
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To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
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To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
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To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter.
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To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
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To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
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To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To look over: to be higher: to inspect: to neglect by carelessness or inadvertence: to pass by indulgently: to pardon: to slight.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
