Overlook

//ˈəʊ.vəˌlʊk// noun, verb

Definitions

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

    "Normally a visitor does not participate in one activity to the exclusion of others. One main activity, such as swimming, will be supplemented by other activities and use of other facilities, such as picnicking, hiking, stopping at an overlook, and so forth."

  2. 2
    a high place affording a good view wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.

    "Our hotel room overlooks the lake."

  2. 2
    leave undone or leave out wordnet
  3. 3
    To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.

    "These errors were overlooked by the proofreaders."

  4. 4
    watch over wordnet
  5. 5
    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."

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  1. 6
    look past, fail to notice wordnet
  2. 7
    To look down upon from above or from a higher location.

    "The hill overlooks the valley."

  3. 8
    look down on wordnet
  4. 9
    To supervise, oversee; to watch over. archaic

    "to overlook a gang of laborers"

  5. 10
    be oriented in a certain direction wordnet
  6. 11
    To observe or watch (someone or something) surreptitiously or secretly. archaic

    "[…] you had need cause the party whome you will drawe to sit […] without stirring or altering the mouth were it neuer so little: wherefore you shall I beleeue find (a mans face) aboue all other creaturs the most troublesome vnto you: for either they will smile, be ouerlooking your hand, or setting their countenances to seeme gratious and comely, giue you choyse of twentie seuerall faces."

  7. 12
    To inspect (something); to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly. archaic

    "And therefore I trust thou vvylt accept it as it is, specially considering, that I neither had leysure, nor quietnesse at the dooing of it, neither after the dooing had euer any tyme to ouerlooke it, but vvas driuen to deliuer it to the Printer, as I fyrst vvrote it […]"

  8. 13
    To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate. archaic

    "Portia: […]Beshrew your eyes, They have o'erlook'd me and divided me; One half of me is yours, the other half yours,— Mine own, I would say; but if mine, then yours, And so all yours![…]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English overloken; equivalent to over- + look.

Etymology 2

From Middle English overloken; equivalent to over- + look.

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