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verb
- 1. fail to notice: "he seems to have overlooked one important fact" Similar Opposite
- 2. have a view of from above: "the chateau overlooks fields of corn and olive trees" Similar
noun
- 1. a commanding position or view: North American "the overlook to the townsite"
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to provide a view of, especially from above: Our hotel room overlooked the harbour. The house is surrounded by trees, so it's not overlooked at all (= it cannot be seen from any other buildings). Fewer examples. Our balcony overlooks the river. We booked a room with a window overlooking the piazza.
a. : to look past : miss. whose sharpened senses overlook nothing Richard Semon. b. : ignore sense 1. learned to overlook her boyfriend's minor faults. c. : excuse sense 2. minor misdemeanors may sometimes be overlooked Punch. 4. : superintend, oversee. The chaperones will overlook the students' behavior on the field trip.
The meaning of OVERLOOKED is not seen, noticed, or considered. How to use overlooked in a sentence.
Synonyms for OVERLOOKED: dominated, faced, commanded, fronted, ignored, forgot, neglected, disregarded; Antonyms of OVERLOOKED: regarded, attended (to), valued, tended (to), appreciated, cherished, remembered, cultivated.
Overlooked definition: not noticed, or not considered, used, etc.. See examples of OVERLOOKED used in a sentence.
to provide a view of, especially from above: Our hotel room overlooked the harbour. The house is surrounded by trees, so it's not overlooked at all (= it cannot be seen from any other buildings). Fewer examples. Our balcony overlooks the river. We booked a room with a window overlooking the piazza.
verb. to fail to notice or take into account. to disregard deliberately or indulgently. to look at or over from above. the garden is overlooked by the prison. to afford a view of from above. the house overlooks the bay. to rise above. to look after. to look at carefully. to bewitch or cast the evil eye upon (someone)
