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o⋅ver⋅look
[v. oh-ver-loo
k; n. oh-ver-look] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word. |
| 2. | to disregard or ignore indulgently, as faults or misconduct: Only a parent could overlook that kind of behavior. |
| 3. | to look over, as from a higher position: a balcony that overlooks the ballroom. |
| 4. | to afford a view over; look down or out upon: a hill overlooking the sea. |
| 5. | to rise above: The Washington Monument overlooks the tidal basin. |
| 6. | to excuse; pardon: a minor infraction we can overlook this time. |
| 7. | to look over in inspection, examination, or perusal: They allowed us to overlook the proposed contract. |
| 8. | to look after, oversee, or supervise: She has to overlook a large number of employees. |
| 9. | Archaic. to look upon with the evil eye; bewitch. |
–noun
| 10. | terrain, as on a cliff, that affords an attractive vista or a good view: Miles of landscape could be seen from the overlook. |
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| o·ver·look (ō'vər-lŏŏk') tr.v. o·ver·looked, o·ver·look·ing, o·ver·looks
An elevated place that affords an extensive view: a scenic overlook. |
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Overlook
O`ver*look"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overlooked; p. pr. & vb. n. Overlooking.]1. To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill. "The pile o'erlooked the town." --Dryden. [Titan] with burning eye did hotly overlook them. --Shak. 2. Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter. 3. To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly. "Overlook this pedigree." --Shak. The time and care that are required To overlook and file and polish well. --Roscommon. 4. To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Shak. If you trouble me I will overlook you, and then your pigs will die. --C. Kingsley. 5. To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse. The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. --Acts xvii. 30 (Rev. Ver. ) They overlook truth in the judgments they pass. --Atterbury. The pardoning and overlooking of faults. --Addison.
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Language Translation for : overlook
Spanish:
tener vistas a, dar a,
German:
Aussicht gewähren auf,
Japanese:
見おろす
overlook (v.)
c.1369, "to examine, scrutinize, inspect," from over + look (q.v.). Another M.E. sense was "to peer over the top of." These two literal senses have given rise to the two main modern meanings. Meaning "to look over or beyond and thus not see, to choose to not notice" is first recorded 1524. Seemingly contradictory sense of "to watch over officially, keep an eye on, superintend" is from 1532. Overlooking also was the common term for "inflicting the evil eye on" (someone or something).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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