overlook

Word parts

over- + look

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əʊvəˈlʊk/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /oʊvɚˈlʊk/

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Verb

Plain form overlook

Third-person singular overlooks

Past tense overlooked

Past participle overlooked

Present participle overlooking

1. If you overlook something, you don't notice it, or you don't understand its importance.

   It's easy to overlook the fact that there are other problems.

2. To overlook something, you look down upon it from a place that is higher up.

   You can overlook the valley from the hill.

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