This is too important to overlook.
Source: tatoeba (42841)
Overlook
//ˈəʊ.vəˌlʊk//
Synonyms for "overlook" (288 found)
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Closest matches (58)
Strong matches (86)
condoneconning towerconniveconnive atcountenancecutcut deaddefaultdemonizediabolizediscountdismissdisregardelideendureexamineexcusefaceface uponfail
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forgetforgivefrontfront ongallerygazebogive an examinationgive no heedgive the go-bygive upongloss overgo overgrandstandgrin and abidegrin and bear ithavehear nothinghear ofhexhoodooignoreindulgeinspectjinxjudge notjumpkeep an eye onkeep in orderlapselean over backwardsleave outleave unavengedleave well enough alonelet golet go bylet it golet passlet ridelet slidelet sliplet well enough alonelighthouselisten to reasonlive and let livelive withlooklook atlook down uponlook out onlook out uponlook overlook right throughlook the other way
Related words (144)
look towardlookoutloopholelose sight oflose track ofmake allowance formake allowances formake light ofmake little ofmake the most ofmiscalculatemissmonitornodnot attendnot care fornot get involvednot heednot listennot notice
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not thinknot write offobeyobservation postobservatoryobserveobsessomissionomitoutlookouttopoverarchoverhauloverpassoverseeovershadowoversightovertoppardonpass bypass overpass under reviewpass uppay no attentionpay no attention topay no mindpeanut gallerypeepholepeerpeer atpermitperusepharospocket the affrontpooh poohpooh-poohpore overpossesspostmortempreteritionput up withquarterbackreconcilerefuse to acknowledgerefuse to recognizeregard with indulgencereviewride herd onringsideringside seatrise aboverulerun overscanscrupulousscrutinizesee both sidessee nothingset an examinationshrugshrug it offsightholesizesize upskipsleepslightslur overstand forstand overstomachstudysubmitsubmit tosuffersuperintendsupervisesurmountsurveysuspend judgmenttaketake care oftake for grantedtake stock oftake the measuretexas towerthink little oftoleratetoptop gallerytowertower abovetower overturn the other cheekview with indulgencevoodoowatchtowerwink atwitchwrite offyieldyield to
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Translations
132 translations across 31 languages.
Ancient Greek
4 entries- παροράω verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- παροράω verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
- περιοράω verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- ὑπερβλέπω verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
Arabic
1 entries- صَفَحَ verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
Bulgarian
4 entries- гледка noun (vista or point)
- гледам отвисоко verb (to offer a view of something from a higher position)
- надзиравам verb (to supervise; to watch over)
- не обръщам внимание verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
Catalan
1 entries- passar per alt verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 高處 /高处 noun (vista or point)
- 俯瞰 verb (to offer a view of something from a higher position)
- 俯视 verb (to offer a view of something from a higher position)
- 忽略 verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
Czech
3 entries- vyhlídka noun (vista or point)
- přehlédnout verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- přehlížet verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
Dutch
3 entries- uitkijkpunt noun (vista or point)
- door de vingers zien verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
- over het hoofd zien verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
Egyptian
1 entries- wAH-H-Y1V verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
Esperanto
1 entries- preteratenti verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
Finnish
4 entries- näköalapaikka noun (vista or point)
- jättää huomaamatta verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- jäädä huomaamatta verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- katsella ylhäältä verb (to look down upon from a place that is over or above)
French
4 entries- panorama noun (vista or point)
- vue noun (vista or point)
- louper verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- négliger verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
Galician
1 entries- pasar por alto verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
German
4 entries- Überblick noun (vista or point)
- Übersicht noun (vista or point)
- nicht bemerken verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- überblicken verb (to look down upon from a place that is over or above)
Hungarian
4 entries- kilátó noun (vista or point)
- elkerüli a figyelmét verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- elnéz verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- elnéz verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
Italian
4 entries- affacciarsi verb (to offer a view of something from a higher position)
- ignorare verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- ispezionare verb (to inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly)
- lasciar passare verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
Japanese
3 entries- 高所 noun (vista or point)
- 見落とす verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- 見逃す verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
Kannada
1 entries- ಕಡೆಗಣಿಸು verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
Latin
3 entries- aspecto verb (to inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly)
- aspectol verb (to supervise; to watch over)
- omittō verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
Māori
4 entries- kape verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- kape verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
- whakakaurera verb (to offer a view of something from a higher position)
- whakangongo verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- overse verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- overse verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
Occitan
1 entries- deissar passar verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
Polish
4 entries- punkt widokowy noun (vista or point)
- przegapiać verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- przegapić verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- przeoczać verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
Portuguese
4 entries- mirante noun (vista or point)
- vista noun (vista or point)
- deixar passar verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
- desperceber verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
Romanian
1 entries- trece cu vederea verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
Russian
4 entries- вид noun (vista or point)
- обзо́р noun (vista or point)
- игнори́ровать verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
- надзира́ть verb (to supervise; to watch over)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- nadgledati verb (to supervise; to watch over)
- nadgledati verb (to inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly)
- previdjeti verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
Spanish
4 entries- mirador noun (vista or point)
- atalayar verb (to observe or watch surreptitiously or secretly)
- dejar pasar por alto verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
- hacer la vista gorda verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
Swedish
4 entries- förbise verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- se genom fingrarna. ha överseende med verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
- se ner över verb (to look down upon from a place that is over or above)
- se över verb (to inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly)
Thai
2 entries- มองข้าม verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- มองข้าม verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
Turkish
4 entries- göz yummak verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
- gözardı etmek verb (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
- gözden kaçırmak verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
- hâkim olmak verb (to supervise; to watch over)
Vietnamese
1 entries- bỏ qua verb (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it)
Sample sentences
45 total sentences available.
Making this matter public would have an effect on our sales, so we're going to overlook it this once.
Source: tatoeba (241967)
I'll overlook your conduct this time.
Source: tatoeba (242285)
I will overlook your lateness this time.
Source: tatoeba (242288)
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