o·ver·sight

(ō′vər-sīt′)

1. An unintentional omission or mistake.

2. Watchful care or management; supervision.

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oversight

(ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt)

1. an omission or mistake, esp one made through failure to notice something

2. supervision

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o•ver•sight

(ˈoʊ vərˌsaɪt)

n.

1. unintentional failure to notice or consider.

2. a careless omission or error.

3. the act of overseeing.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	oversight - an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something inadvertence omission - neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
	2.	oversight - management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group superintendence, supervising, supervision management, direction - the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" invigilation - keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
	3.	oversight - a mistake resulting from inattention lapse error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"

oversight

noun

1. mistake, error, slip, fault, misunderstanding, blunder, lapse, omission, boob (Brit. slang), gaffe, slip-up (informal), delinquency, inaccuracy, carelessness, howler (informal), goof (informal), bloomer (Brit. informal), clanger (informal), miscalculation, error of judgment, faux pas, inattention, laxity, boo-boo (informal), erratum By an unfortunate oversight, full instructions do not come with the product.

2. supervision, keeping, control, charge, care, management, handling, administration, direction, custody, stewardship, superintendence I had the oversight of their collection of manuscripts.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

oversight

noun

An act or instance of neglecting:

disregard, neglect, slight.

Translations

إشْرَافٌ سَهْوٌّغَلْطَةُ نتيجَة السَّهْو

přehlédnutídohled

forglemmelseopsynuagtsomhed

Versehen Aufsicht

αβλεψία απροσεξία εποπτεία

descuido supervisión

erehdysvalvonta

inadvertance oubli surveillance bévue contrôle

nadzorprevid

yfirsjón

svista supervisione

監督見落とし

감독부주의

neapsižiūrėjimas

pārskatīšanās

toezicht onoplettendheid

prehliadnutie

förbiseendetillsyn

การดูแลตรวจตราความผิดพลาดเพราะละเลยหรือไม่สังเกต

dikkatsizlikgözden kaçırmagözetim hata

sự giám sátsự sơ suất

疏忽监督

oversight

[ˈəʊvəsaɪt] N

1. (= omission) → descuido m
it was an oversight → fue un descuido
by an oversight → por descuido

2. (= supervision) → supervisión f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

oversight

[ˈəʊvə^rsaɪt]

(= mistake) → omission f, oubli m
due to an oversight → par suite d'une omission

(= supervision) → surveillance f

modif [body, committee] → de surveillance; [responsibility, role] → de surveillance

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oversight

→ Versehen nt; by or through an oversight → aus Versehen

(= supervision) → Aufsicht f, → Beaufsichtigung f; oversight system → Überwachungssystem nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

oversight

[ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt] n (omission) → svista
due to an oversight → per una svista

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

oversight

(ˈəuvəsait) noun

a failure to notice. Due to an oversight, we have not paid the bill.

oversight

→ إشْرَافٌ, سَهْوٌّ dohled, přehlédnutí opsyn, uagtsomhed Aufsicht, Versehen απροσεξία, εποπτεία descuido, supervisión erehdys, valvonta inadvertance, surveillance nadzor, previd supervisione, svista 監督, 見落とし 감독, 부주의 onoplettendheid, toezicht forglemmelse, oppsyn nadzór, przeoczenie descuido, supervisão надзор, недосмотр förbiseende, tillsyn การดูแลตรวจตรา, ความผิดพลาดเพราะละเลยหรือไม่สังเกต gözetim, hata sự giám sát, sự sơ suất 疏忽, 监督

oversight

n. descuido, equivocación, inadvertencia.

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