overlook
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overlook
- /ˈəʊvəˌlʊk/ UK
- /ˈoʊvəɹˌlʊk/ US
- /ˈovəɹlʉk/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈlʊk/ UK
- /ˌoʊ.vɚˈlʊk/ US
- /o.vəɹˈlʉk/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
Rhymes with -ʊk
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English overloken.
From Middle English overloken; equivalent to over- + look.
noun overlooks
- A vista or point that gives a view down toward something else. Normally a visitor does not participate in one activity to the exclusion of others. One main activity, such as swimming, will be supplemented by other activities and use of other facilities, such as picnicking, hiking, stopping at an overlook, and so forth.
verb overlooks · overlooking · overlooked
- To offer a view (of something) from a higher position. Our hotel room overlooks the lake.
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To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.
These errors were overlooked by the proofreaders.
Similar: misheed, ignore, misregard, miss, overlook, overpass, oversee
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To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.
I’m not willing to overlook such bad behaviour.
Similar: take no notice of, brush off, discount, disregard, dissemble, despise, ignore, misheed, misregard, neglect, pass, pass by
- To look down upon from above or from a higher location. The hill overlooks the valley.
- To supervise, oversee; to watch over. to overlook a gang of laborers
- To observe or watch (someone or something) surreptitiously or secretly. […] you had need cause the party whome you will drawe to sit […] without stirring or altering the mouth were it neuer so little: wherefore you shall I beleeue find (a mans face) aboue all other creaturs the most troublesome vnto you: for either they will smile, be ouerlooking your hand, or setting t
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To inspect (something); to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
And therefore I trust thou vvylt accept it as it is, specially considering, that I neither had leysure, nor quietnesse at the dooing of it, neither after the dooing had euer any tyme to ouerlooke it, but vvas driuen to deliuer it to the Printer, as I fyrst vvrote it […]
Similar: scrutinize, analyze, check, canvass, examine, inspect, thresh, look over, luster, lustrate, overlook, probe
- To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate. [B]eshrew your eyes, / They have o'erlook'd me and divided me; / One half of me is yours, the other half yours,— / Mine own, I would say; but if mine, then yours, / And so all yours![…]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: command, overtop, dominate, overleap, omit, leave out, miss, neglect, drop, face, look across, mention, remember, overrule, override, sideline
Translations
Every language
noun vista or point
| Español | mirador |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 高所 kōsho |
| 中文 | 高處 /高处 gāochù |
| Português | vista, mirante |
| Français | vue, panorama |
| Deutsch | Übersicht, Überblick |
| Русский | обзо́р obzór, вид vid |
verb to offer a view of something from a higher position
| 中文 | 俯瞰 fǔkàn, 俯视 fǔshì |
|---|---|
| Français | surplomber |
| Italiano | affacciarsi |
verb to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it
| Español | pasar por alto, pasársele por alto |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 見落とす miotosu, 見逃す minogasu |
| 中文 | 忽略 hūlüè, 漏掉 lòudiào |
| Português | desperceber |
| Français | négliger, louper |
| Deutsch | nicht bemerken, übersehen |
| Italiano | ignorare, trascurare, sottovalutare |
| Română | trece cu vederea |
| Русский | не заме́тить ne zamétitʹ, просмотре́ть prosmotrétʹ, пропусти́ть propustítʹ, упусти́ть из ви́ду upustítʹ iz vídu |
| Tiếng Việt | bỏ qua |
verb to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment
| Español | pasar por alto, hacer la vista gorda, dejar pasar por alto, no tener en cuenta |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 放過 /放过 fàngguò |
| Português | deixar passar |
| Français | passer outre |
| Deutsch | übersehen |
| Italiano | lasciar passare |
| Русский | смотре́ть сквозь па́льцы smotrétʹ skvozʹ pálʹcy, проща́ть proščátʹ, игнори́ровать ignorírovatʹ |
| العربية | صَفَحَ ṣafaḥa |
verb to look down upon from a place that is over or above
| Deutsch | überblicken, überschauen |
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verb to supervise; to watch over
| 中文 | 監視 /监视 jiānshì |
|---|---|
| Français | surveiller, superviser |
| Deutsch | überblicken |
| Italiano | supervisionare |
| Русский | надзира́ть nadzirátʹ, присма́тривать prismátrivatʹ |
verb to observe or watch surreptitiously or secretly
| Español | atalayar |
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verb to inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly
| Español | otear |
|---|---|
| Français | surveiller, superviser |
| Italiano | ispezionare |
verb to look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate
| Français | négliger, prendre à la légère |
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| Русский | сгла́зить sglázitʹ |
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