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   o·ver·look

   verb

   • 1. fail to notice (something): "he seems to have overlooked one important fact" Similar missfail to noticefail to observefail to spotfail to seeleaveleave unnoticedinformal:slip up onOpposite spotnotice
   • ▪ ignore or disregard (something, especially a fault or offense): "she was more than ready to overlook his faults" Similar disregardneglectignorepay no attention/heed toturn a blind eyeturn a deaf ear topass overomitskip (over)gloss overleave outleave undoneforgetdeliberately ignorenot take into considerationdisregardtake no notice oftake no account ofmake allowances forlet passturn a blind eye towink atblink atconnive atexcusepardonforgivecondonelet someone off withlet gosinkburylet bygones be bygonesinformal:let something rideOpposite punish
   • ▪ pass over (someone) in favor of another: "he was overlooked by the Nobel committee"
   • 2. have a view of from above: "the chateau overlooks fields of corn and olive trees" Similar have a view ofafford a view oflook over/acrosslook ontolook out on/overfacefront ontogive ontogive overopen out overcommand a view ofcommanddominate
   • 3. supervise; oversee: archaic "he was overlooking his harvest men"
   • 4. bewitch with the evil eye: archaic "they told them they were overlooked by some unlucky Person"

   noun

   • 1. a commanding position or view: North American "he veered off the highway onto an overlook"

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