overlook

//ˌoʊvərˈlʊk//
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Visual representation of overlook

Verb

overlookInfinitive
overlookPresent tense
overlookedPast tense
overlookedPast participle
overlookingPresent participle
overlooksThird-person singular
1

To fail to notice or consider something; to miss or ignore.

It's easy to overlook small mistakes when you're in a hurry.

2

To deliberately ignore or disregard something, especially a fault or offense; to forgive or excuse.

I'm willing to overlook your mistake this time.

3

To have a view of something from above; to look down upon from a higher position.

The hotel room overlooks the ocean.

4

To supervise or watch over something or someone.

She was hired to overlook the construction project.

Noun

1

A high place or vantage point that provides a view of the area below.

We stopped at the overlook to take photos of the valley.