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- [verb oh-ver-loo k; noun oh-ver-loo k]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈlʊk; noun ˈoʊ vərˌlʊk/
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈlʊk/
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- [verb oh-ver-loo k; noun oh-ver-loo k]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈlʊk; noun ˈoʊ vərˌlʊk/
Definitions of overlook word
- verb with object overlook to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word. 1
- verb with object overlook to disregard or ignore indulgently, as faults or misconduct: Only a parent could overlook that kind of behavior. 1
- verb with object overlook to look over, as from a higher position: a balcony that overlooks the ballroom. 1
- verb with object overlook to afford a view over; look down or out upon: a hill overlooking the sea. 1
- verb with object overlook to rise above: The Washington Monument overlooks the tidal basin. 1
- verb with object overlook to excuse; pardon: a minor infraction we can overlook this time. 1
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Origin of overlook
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at over-, look
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Overlook
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overlook popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
overlook usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overlook
verb overlook
- allow for — If you allow for certain problems or expenses, you include some extra time or money in your planning so that you can deal with them if they occur.
- amnestied — a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- babysit — If you babysit for someone or babysit their children, you look after their children while they are out.
- be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
noun overlook
- belvedere — a building, such as a summerhouse or roofed gallery, sited to command a fine view
- inadvertency — inadvertence.
- lookout — Cape, a sandy reef in the Outer Banks, off E North Carolina, SW of Cape Hatteras: lighthouse.
- elision — The omission of a sound or syllable when speaking (as in I‘m, let’s, e ' en ).
- noninclusion — the act of including.
Antonyms for overlook
verb overlook
- acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- address — Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
- adhere — If you adhere to an opinion or belief, you support or hold it.
- advert — An advert is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job.
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