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overlook

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o·ver·look  (vr-lk)
tr.v. o·ver·looked, o·ver·look·ing, o·ver·looks
1.
a. To look over or at from a higher place.
b. To rise above, especially so as to afford a view over: The tower overlooks the sea.
2.
a. To fail to notice or consider; miss.
b. To ignore deliberately or indulgently; disregard.
3. To look over; examine.
4. To watch over; oversee. See Synonyms at supervise.
n. (vr-lk)
An elevated place that affords an extensive view: a scenic overlook.

overlook
Verb
1. to fail to notice (something)
2. to disregard or ignore (misbehaviour or a fault): I'm prepared to overlook your failure, but don't do it again
3. to give a view of (something) from above: a cliff overlooking the Atlantic
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.overlookoverlook - a high place affording a good view  
place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
Verb1.overlook - look past, fail to notice
miss, lose - fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"
2.overlook - be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson"
lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
3.overlook - leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
forget - forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!"
pass over, skip, skip over, jump - bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"
4.overlook - look down on; "The villa dominates the town"
lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
dwarf, overshadow, shadow - make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"
5.overlook - watch over; "I am overlooking her work"
survey - look over carefully or inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates"

overlook
verb 1. look over or out on, have a view of, command a view of, front on to, give upon, afford a view of
verb 2. miss, forget, neglect, omit, disregard, pass over, fail to notice, leave undone, slip up on, leave out of consideration << OPPOSITE notice
verb 3. ignore, excuse, forgive, pardon, disregard, condone, turn a blind eye to, wink at, blink at, make allowances for, let someone off with, let pass, let ride, discount, pass over, take no notice of, be oblivious to, pay no attention to, turn a deaf ear to, shut your eyes to
Translations
overlook [əuvəˈluk] vt (= have view of) → dar a, tener vistas a (= miss); pasar por alto (= forgive); hacer la vista gorda a

overlook [əuvəˈluk] over vt (= have view of) → donner sur (= miss); oublier, négliger (= forgive); fermer les yeux sur

overlook [əuvəˈluk] vt (= have view over) → überblicken (= fail to notice); übersehen (= excuse, forgive); hinwegsehen über +acc

overlook [əuvəˈluk] vt (= have view of) → dare su (= miss); trascurare (= forgive); passare sopra a

overlook
v overlook [əuvəˈluk]
1 to look down on The house overlooked the river. uitkyk op/oor يُطِلُّ على، يُشْرِفُ издигам се mít vyhlídku na have udsigt over Aussicht gewähren auf έχω θέα προς, βλέπω προς tener vistas a, dar a ülalt vaatama مشرف و مسلط بودن olla näkymä jonnekin avoir vue sur, dominer לְהַשקִיף אֶל- सामने होना gledati na vmire néz menghadap sjá út yfir; gnæfa yfir dare su 見おろす 내려다보다 langais išeiti į (no mājas) pavērties skatienam dapat melihat uitzien op se ut over, vende ut mot wychodzić na dominar a avea vedere spre; a domina смотреть на mať výhľad na gledati na gledati na ha utsikt över มองไม่เห็น ...-e/a yukarıdan bakmak 俯瞰 дивитися згори بلند جگہ سے ديکھنا trông xuống
2 to take no notice of We shall overlook your lateness this time. oor die hoof sien, miskyk, verskoon يَتَغاضى عَن взимам под внимание přehlédnout overse übersehen παραβλέπω hacer la vista gorda, pasar por alto, tener en cuenta no läbi sõrmede vaatama متوجه نشدن katsoa läpi sormien fermer les yeux sur לא לַשִׂים לֵב नजर अंदाज करना previdjeti, zanemariti elnéz tidak memperhatikan líta fram hjá sorvolare, (chiudere un occhio su) 見落す 눈감아 주다 žiūrėti pro pirštus į, nepastebėti neievērot; skatīties caur pirkstiem memaafkan door de vingers zien overse, la passere nie zauważyć fechar os olhos a a trece cu vederea не замечать prehliadnuť spregledati zanemariti överse med, se genom fingrarna med, förbise, inte märka มองลงไปเห็น görmezden gelmek 忽視,寬容 не помічати; не звертати уваги نظر انداز کرنا không chú ý tới


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My peculiar relation to the writer of the following narratives is such that I must ask the reader to overlook the absence of explanation as to how they came into my possession.
The domestic nature of the story makes this audacious proceeding possible; while the lively fancies of my young readers will supply all deficiencies, and overlook all discrepancies.
In this way, seeing everything with the utmost vividness, as if he were a spectator of the action, he will discover what is in keeping with it, and be most unlikely to overlook inconsistencies.
 
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