to overlook
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3.5
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈlʊk/
:
supervisar
- As a teacher, it's important to overlook students as they work on their projects in the classroom.
Examples
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It just occurred to me that we've been overlooking the most logical suspect, Jeff King himself.
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Small farmers, however, now fear they will be overlooked in the allocations or consigned to meager, if not marginal, parcels.
Academic text (1990) -
"Ben, you are still overlooking one very fundamental fact."
Fiction book (2000) -
I'm gonna overlook this little stunt of yours just this one time.
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That one is important because she kind of overlooks the whole area.
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We also know that he never overlooks a mistake."
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But I think he's overlooking one very important matter, I think.
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Or else you could be overlooking someone who's even more special to you.
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Maurice, you seem to be overlooking what fine shape you're in here.
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Yes, but you're overlooking zoning requirements, noise permits, there are insurance issues.
Synonyms
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1.0
To look at something carefully for some time
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2.4
To watch someone or something carefully to make sure nothing bad happens
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3.9
To watch and direct other people's work
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3.0
Look at a person or thing very carefully for a while to notice problems
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Etymology
Overlook in the sense 'to watch and guide' comes from the idea of 'looking over' people, like the familiar word oversee, so to overlook a team is to supervise or watch their work.