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oversight [ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt] n
1. an omission or mistake, esp one made through failure to notice something 2. supervision ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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. Translations oversight [ˈəʊvərsaɪt] n (= supervision) → surveillance f modif [body, committee] → de surveillance; [responsibility, role] → de surveillance oversight n oversight [ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt] n (omission) → svista due to an oversight → per una svista oversight [ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt] n (omission) → svista due to an oversight → per una svista n oversight [ˈəuvəsait] a failure to notice Due to an oversight, we have not paid the bill. fout, nalatigheid غَلْطَةُ نتيجَة السَّهْو пропуск přehlédnutí forglemmelse das Versehen απροσεξία, αμέλεια descuido tähelepanematus غفلت huomaamattomuus inadvertance, oubli הֵיסָח הַדַעַת देखने या ध्यान देने में चूक करना previd elnézés kegagalan memperhatikan yfirsjón svista 見落とし 간과 neapsižiūrėjimas pārskatīšanās kesilapan onoplettendheid forglemmelse, uaktsomhet przeoczenie descuido omisiune, neglijenţă недосмотр prehliadnutie spregled previd förbiseende ความผิดพลาดเพราะละเลยหรือไม่สังเกต gözden kaçırma, dikkatsizlik 疏忽 недогляд, необачність غلطي، سہو quên, bỏ sót 疏忽 oversight → إشراف, سهو 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 descuidado, descuido, supervisão надзор, недосмотр förbiseende, tillsyn การดูแลตรวจตรา, ความผิดพลาดเพราะละเลยหรือไม่สังเกต gözetim, hata sự giám sát, sự sơ suất 疏忽, 监督 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I mean no disparagement to the excellent voyager (I honor him for a veteran), but in so important a matter it was certainly an oversight not to have procured for every crystal a sworn affidavit taken before a Greenland Justice of the Peace. Thoroughgood, for that was the name of my benefactor, gave orders that I should have hay and oats every night and morning, and the run of the meadow during the day, and, "you, Willie," said he, "must take the oversight of him; I give him in charge to you. By some extraordinary oversight, Miss Bygrave had been left, on the eve of her marriage, unprovided with a maid. |
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