Definition of overlook Overlook

/owˈvɚlʊˌk/ - [owverluk] - o•ver•look

We found 23 definitions of overlook from 6 different sources.

What does overlook mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: overlooks
overlook - a high place affording a good view
		topographic point, spot, place a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
Verb overlooks, overlooking, overlooked
overlook - watch over; "I am overlooking her work"
		survey consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
overlook - look past, fail to notice
		miss, lose fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
overlook - leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
		neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overleap
		take to heart, attend to get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to your duties, please"
		forget be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"
		skip over, pass over, skip, jump fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus"
overlook - look down on; "The villa dominates the town"
		dominate, command, overtop
		lie tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
		dwarf, overshadow, shadow check the growth of; "the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines"
overlook - be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson"
		look out on, look out over, look across
		lie tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"

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Wiktionary

overlook (Verb)
To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of.
overlook (Verb)
Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly.
overlook (Verb)
To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
overlook (Verb)
To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
overlook (Verb)
To fail to notice; to look over and beyond anything without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking.
overlook (Verb)
To pretend not to have noticed, especially a mistake; to pass over without censure or punishment.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

overlook (v. t.)
To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill.
overlook (v. t.)
Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter.
overlook (v. t.)
To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
overlook (v. t.)
To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
overlook (v. t.)
To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

overlook
To have within ones range of physical sight or vision, likely from an elevated position; to be in a position of oversight; to visually control.
overlook
To fail to notice or recognize (usually a detail).
overlook
To purposely not notice or recognize, or pretend to not notice; having seen or recognized something, to willfullly not take an appropriate or required action.
overlook
To look down on.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

overlook
ō-vėr-look′, v.t. to look over: to see from a higher position: to view carefully: to neglect by carelessness or inadvertence: to pass by without punishment: to pardon: to slight: to bewitch by looking upon with the Evil Eye.—n. Overlook′er