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overlooking

o·ver·look
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb oh-ver-loo k; noun oh-ver-loo k]
    • /verb ˌoʊ vərˈlʊk; noun ˈoʊ vərˌlʊk/
    • /ˌəʊ.vəˈlʊk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb oh-ver-loo k; noun oh-ver-loo k]
    • /verb ˌoʊ vərˈlʊk; noun ˈoʊ vərˌlʊk/

Definitions of overlooking word

  • verb with object overlooking to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word. 1
  • verb with object overlooking to disregard or ignore indulgently, as faults or misconduct: Only a parent could overlook that kind of behavior. 1
  • verb with object overlooking to look over, as from a higher position: a balcony that overlooks the ballroom. 1
  • verb with object overlooking to afford a view over; look down or out upon: a hill overlooking the sea. 1
  • verb with object overlooking to rise above: The Washington Monument overlooks the tidal basin. 1
  • verb with object overlooking to excuse; pardon: a minor infraction we can overlook this time. 1

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Origin of overlooking

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 Overlooking

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

overlooking 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

overlooking usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for overlooking

adj overlooking

  • amnesic — a person affected by amnesia.

adv overlooking

  • at one's elbow — within easy reach
  • beside — Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it.
  • close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.

noun overlooking

  • brush-off — a refusal to talk or listen to someone; abrupt or final dismissal or rebuff.
  • default — If a person, company, or country defaults on something that they have legally agreed to do, such as paying some money or doing a piece of work before a particular time, they fail to do it.
  • disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • forgiveness — act of forgiving; state of being forgiven.
  • in-difference — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.

adjective overlooking

  • inconversant — Not conversant or acquainted (with something); unfamiliar.
  • neglecting — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • oblivious — unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.

preposition overlooking

  • opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.

Antonyms for overlooking

noun overlooking

  • anamneses — the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence.
  • anamnesis — the ability to recall past events; recollection
  • anamnestic — of or relating to anamnesis
  • feuilleton — a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.

adj overlooking

  • clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
  • gnostic — pertaining to knowledge.
  • memoried — having a memory (usually used in combination): short-memoried; long-memoried.
  • discerning — showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.

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