Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,726,995,178 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

oversight

   Also found in: Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
o·ver·sight  (vr-st)
n.
1. An unintentional omission or mistake.
2. Watchful care or management; supervision.

oversight [ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt]
n
1. an omission or mistake, esp one made through failure to notice something
2. supervision
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.oversight - an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
omission - neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
2.oversightoversight - management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
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
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.
Translations
oversight [ˈəʊvəsaɪt] N
1. (= omission) → descuido m
it was an oversightfue un descuido
by an oversightpor descuido
2. (= supervision) → supervisión f

oversight [ˈəʊvərsaɪt]
n
(= 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

oversight
n
Versehen nt; by or through an oversightaus Versehen
(= supervision)Aufsicht f, → Beaufsichtigung f; oversight systemÜberwachungssystem nt

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

oversight
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

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.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
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.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.