overlook

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Synonyms: overtook, overcook, overbook, overlock, overloop, overhook, overlord, overload, overflood, overclock, overdoor

Antonyms: overtook, overcook, overbook, overlock, overloop, overhook, overlord, overload, overflood, overclock, overdoor

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Noun

1. A vista or point that gives a view down toward something else.

Verb

1. To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.
   • Our hotel room overlooks the lake.
2. To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.
   • These errors were overlooked by the proofreaders.
3. 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.
4. To look down upon from above or from a higher location.
   • The hill overlooks the valley.
5. To supervise, oversee; to watch over.
   • to overlook a gang of laborers
   • to overlook one who is writing a letter
6. To observe or watch (someone or something) surreptitiously or secretly.
7. To inspect (something); to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
8. To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.

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