overlook
/əʊvəˈlʊk/
Dictionary
noun
- A vista or point that gives a beautiful view.
verb
- To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.
"Our hotel room overlooks the lake."
- To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.
"These errors were overlooked by the proofreaders."
- To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.
"I’m not willing to overlook such bad behaviour."
- To look down upon (something) from a place that is over or above.
"to overlook a valley from a hill"
- To supervise, oversee; to watch over.
"to overlook a gang of laborers"
- To observe or watch (someone or something) surreptitiously or secretly.
- To inspect (something); to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
- To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
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