overlook

Meaning

Noun

A vista or point that gives a view down toward something else.

Verb

1. To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.
2. To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.
3. To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.
4. To look down upon from above or from a higher location.
5. (archaic) To supervise, oversee; to watch over.
6. (archaic) To observe or watch (someone or something) surreptitiously or secretly.
7. (archaic) To inspect (something); to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
8. (archaic) To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.

Synonyms

ignore

disregard

neglect

miss

omit

leave out

let pass

forget

command

dominate

pardon

pass over

condone

connive

overtop

skip

superintend

tolerate

forgive

pretermit

control

fail

excuse

let through

carelessness

drop

look across

supervision

look out on

connive at

supervise

remit

look out over

inspect

disdain

oversight

overleap

lose sight of

oversee

fail to notice

slight

face

cover

exempt

continue

look over

lookout

look down

exclude

consider

Translations

négliger

übersehen

verzaken

deixar passar

negligenciar

trascurare

uitlaten

verpassen

überblicken

nalaten

laisser passer

omettre

verzuimen

weglaten

geen aandacht schenken aan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊ.vəˌlʊk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: overloken

In summary

From Middle English overloken; equivalent to over- + look.