overlook

overlook
overlook [v1] disregard, neglect discount, disdain, fail to notice, forget, ignore, leave out, leave undone, let fall between the cracks*, let go, let slide*, make light of*, miss, omit, overpass, pass, pass by, pay no attention, slight, slip up*; concepts 30,101,699 —Ant. attend, heed, honor, look at, notice, regard, respect overlook [v2] make allowances for bear with*, blink at*, condone, disregard, excuse, forgive, go along with, grin and bear it*, handle, ignore, let bygones be bygones*, let go, let pass*, live with*, look the other way, pay no mind*, play past*, put up with*, roll with punches*, stand for, stomach, swim with the tide*, take, tune out*, turn blind eye to*, whitewash*, wink at*, wipe slate clean*; concepts 10,83 —Ant. deny, prevent, refuse, veto overlook [v3] have a view of something afford a view, command, command a view, dominate, front on, give on, give upon, have a prospect of, inspect, look down, look out, look out on, look over, mount, oversee, overtop, soar above, surmount, survey, top, tower over, view, watch over; concept 752 overlook [v4] supervise boss, chaperon, control, oversee, quarterback*, superintend, survey; concepts 94,117 —Ant. follow, serve

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  • Overlook — O ver*look , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overlooked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overlooking}.] 1. To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to be situated above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Overlook — bezeichnet mehrere gleichnamige, im NRHP gelistete, Objekte: Overlook (New York), ID Nr. 10000484 Overlook (North Carolina), ID Nr. 80002804 Overlook (West Virginia), ID Nr. 04000310 Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterschei …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • overlook — I (disregard) verb fail to appreciate, fail to observe, fail to see, forget, leave out, leave undone, let ride, miss, neglect, omit, pass over, take no notice II (excuse) verb condone, disregard, excuse, forgive, pardon III (superintend) verb… …   Law dictionary

  • overlook — (v.) mid 14c., to examine, scrutinize, inspect, from OVER (Cf. over) + LOOK (Cf. look). Another M.E. sense was to peer over the top of. These two literal senses have given rise to the two main modern meanings. Meaning to look over or beyond and… …   Etymology dictionary

  • overlook — slight, forget, ignore, disregard, *neglect, omit …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • overlook — ► VERB 1) fail to notice. 2) ignore or disregard. 3) have a view of from above. ► NOUN N. Amer. ▪ a commanding position or view …   English terms dictionary

  • overlook — [ō΄vər look′; ] for n. [ ō′vər look΄] vt. 1. to look at from above 2. to give a view of from above 3. to rise above; overtop 4. a) to look over or beyond and not see; fail to notice b) to ignore; neglect …   English World dictionary

  • overlook — verb ADVERB ▪ completely, entirely ▪ largely ▪ frequently, often ▪ easily ▪ conveniently …   Collocations dictionary

  • overlook — v. /oh veuhr look /; n. /oh veuhr look /, v.t. 1. to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word. 2. to disregard or ignore indulgently, as faults or misconduct: Only a parent could overlook that kind of behavior. 3. to… …   Universalium

  • overlook — 01. The boss [overlooks] Brian s lateness because he gets so much done while he s actually here. 02. Our cottage [overlooks] a beautiful little lake where we can swim in the summer. 03. She [overlooks] his faults, and loves him for his good… …   Grammatical examples in English

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