overlook
/ˈoʊ.vɚˌlʊk/noun, verb3 syllables
Overlook means: leave undone or leave out.
Synonyms for overlook28
verb, as in be oriented in a certain direction
look out on, look out over, look across
What does overlook mean?6
verb
1
leave undone or leave out“How could I miss that typo?”
2
be oriented in a certain direction“The house looks out on a tennis court”
3
look down on“The villa dominates the town”
4
look past, fail to notice
5
watch over“I am overlooking her work”
noun
1
a high place affording a good view
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Overlook in a sentence
- How could you overlook that, with your experience?frpzzd
- I'll overlook it this time, but don't let it happen again.sharptoothed
- If one pays attention to one mistake, one most often overlooks the others.carlosalberto
- They often overlook the value of patience and perseverance.Nuel
- You can't overlook the fact that this project is over budget.Nuel
- You may as well overlook his sins and forgive him.unknown
- Shouldn't you overlook his indiscretions and forgive him?CM
- This kind of mistake is easy to overlook.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of overlook
as a noun
- plural
- overlooks
as a verb
- past tense
- overlooked
- present participle
- overlooking
- third-person singular
- overlooks
- past participle
- overlooked