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(oʊvəʳlʊk)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense overlooks, present participle overlooking, past tense, past participle overlooked
1. verb
If a building or window overlooks a place, you can see the place clearly from the building or window.
Pretty and comfortable rooms overlook a flower-filled garden. [VERB noun]
Jack Aldwych lived in a huge, old two-storeyed house overlooking Harbord. [VERB-ing]
2. verb
If you overlook a fact or problem, you do not notice it, or do not realize how important it is.
We overlook all sorts of warning signals about our own health. [VERB noun]
...a fact that we all tend to overlook. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: miss, forget, neglect, omit More Synonyms of overlook
3. verb
If you overlook someone's faults or bad behaviour, you forgive them and take no action.
...satisfying relationships that enable them to overlook each other's faults. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: ignore, excuse, forgive, pardon More Synonyms of overlook
More Synonyms of overlook

overlook in British English

verb (ˌəʊvəˈlʊk) (transitive)
1. 
to fail to notice or take into account
2. 
to disregard deliberately or indulgently
3. 
to look at or over from above
the garden is overlooked by the prison
4. 
to afford a view of from above
the house overlooks the bay
5. 
to rise above
6. 
to look after
7. 
to look at carefully
8. 
to bewitch or cast the evil eye upon (someone)
noun (ˈəʊvəˌlʊk) US
9. 
a high place affording a view
10. 
an act of overlooking

overlook in American English

(ˌoʊvərˈlʊk; for n. ˈoʊvərˌlʊk)
verb transitive
1. 
to look at from above
2. 
to give a view of from above
3. 
to rise above; overtop
4. 
a. 
to look over or beyond and not see; fail to notice
b. 
to ignore; neglect
5. 
to pass over indulgently; excuse
6. 
a. 
to oversee; supervise
b.  Rare
to inspect; look over
7.  Archaic
to bewitch by looking at
noun US
8. 
a height from which to view surroundings
SIMILAR WORDS:  neˈglect

Examples of 'overlook' in a sentence
overlook

Little he tried came off and he often overlooked simple passes.
The Sun (2016)
The en suite master bedroom has french doors leading to a large covered terrace overlooking the pool.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He says the benefits are often overlooked.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Our room was big with a terrace that overlooked the sea and it had recently been refurbished.
The Sun (2016)
They are spread across four buildings, some overlooking the old coach courtyard.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
After dinner, they took a walk overlooking the sea and he went quiet.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A large dining room overlooks the garden.
The Sun (2016)
The two back properties have french doors that open on to first-floor balconies overlooking four 30ft gardens.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The building overlooks a city in which millions of people live in slums.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What is often overlooked is the effort that goes into making that holiday happen.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The farmer placed the skull on a rock overlooking the bay.
The Sun (2012)
The tiny window overlooked a deserted car park.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This is a fact that is overlooked by many proponents of vitamins.
Randolph, Theron G. & Moss, Ralph W. (contributor) An Alternative Approach to Allergies (1990)
We sit out on the terrace overlooking the considerable lawn.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
All the bedrooms are en suite and three have balconies overlooking the sea.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The other was in an atrium with views overlooking mountains and snow.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This has a smart modern kitchen and large bay window overlooking its own garden.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They were arrested in their hotel room overlooking the runway.
The Sun (2010)
The dedication of independent advisers is often overlooked.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It may not overlook the pretty bay but the menu more than makes up for that.
The Sun (2012)
It has a large reception room with huge windows overlooking the garden.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It overlooked the fact that millions of people had become investors in a new asset class.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The centrepiece is the pool surrounded by a stone terrace overlooked by a shaded terrace.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Bear in mind any houses overlooking your stables as you do not want to give neighbours cause for complaint.
Eccles, Lesley Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring (1989)
Just as we pull up in front of a sweeping view overlooking golden plains the sun dips behind the hills.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Four of the five bedrooms make the most of the views through glass balconies that overlook the sea and neighbouring golf course.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The building overlooks a marina that is connected to the Thames.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The house overlooks a tiny village green with a cast-iron finger signpost.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
overlook

British English: overlook /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/ VERB
If a building or window overlooks a place, you can see the place from the building or window.
Comfortable rooms overlook a flower-filled garden.
  • American English: overlook
  • Arabic: يَطُلُّ عَلَى
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ter vista para
  • Chinese: 俯瞰
  • Croatian: gledati na
  • Czech: přehlédnout z okna
  • Danish: overse
  • Dutch: overzien
  • European Spanish: pasar por alto
  • Finnish: jättää huomiotta
  • French: donner sur
  • German: übersehen
  • Greek: παραβλέπω
  • Italian: dominare
  • Japanese: 見落とす
  • Korean: 못 보고 넘어가다
  • Norwegian: overse
  • Polish: przeoczyć
  • European Portuguese: ter vista para
  • Romanian: a da înspre
  • Russian: осмотреть
  • Latin American Spanish: pasar por alto
  • Swedish: förbise
  • Thai: มองลงไปเห็น
  • Turkish: gözden kaçırmak
  • Ukrainian: виходити на
  • Vietnamese: nhìn qua

Chinese translation of 'overlook'

overlook

(əuvəˈluk)

vt

  1. (= have view over) 俯瞰 (fǔkàn)
  2. (= fail to notice) 忽略 (hūlüè)
  3. (= forgive) 宽(寬)容 (kuānróng)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to give a view of (something) from above
The rooms overlooked the garden.
Synonyms
look over or out on
have a view of
command a view of
front on to
give upon
afford a view of
2 (verb) 
Definition
to fail to notice (something)
We overlook all sorts of warning signals about our health.
Synonyms
miss
It's the first thing you see. You can't miss it.
forget
Don't forget that all dogs need a supply of water.
neglect
If you don't keep an eye on them, children tend to neglect their homework.
omit
She had omitted to tell him she was leaving.
disregard
pass over
fail to notice
leave undone
slip up on
leave out of consideration
Opposites
note
,
spot
,
notice
,
observe
,
mark
,
perceive
,
heed
,
discern
3 (verb) 
Definition
to disregard or ignore (misbehaviour or a fault)
He never overlooked his employees' faults.
Synonyms
ignore
Such arguments ignore the important issues.
excuse
Please excuse me for my late arrival.
forgive
She'll understand and forgive you.
pardon
disregard
He disregarded the advice of his executives.
condone
I couldn't condone what she was doing.
turn a blind eye to
wink at
blink at
make allowances for
let someone off with
let pass
let ride
discount
His theory was discounted immediately.
pass over
take no notice of
be oblivious to
pay no attention to
turn a deaf ear to
shut your eyes to

Additional synonyms

in the sense of condone
Definition
to overlook or forgive (an offence or wrongdoing)
I couldn't condone what she was doing.
Synonyms
overlook,
excuse,
forgive,
pardon,
disregard,
turn a blind eye to,
wink at,
look the other way,
make allowance for,
let pass
in the sense of discount
Definition
to leave (something) out of account as being unreliable, prejudiced, or irrelevant
His theory was discounted immediately.
Synonyms
disregard,
reject,
ignore,
overlook,
discard,
set aside,
dispel,
pass over,
repudiate,
disbelieve,
brush off (slang),
lay aside,
pooh-pooh
in the sense of disregard
Definition
to give little or no attention to
He disregarded the advice of his executives.
Synonyms
ignore,
discount,
take no notice of,
overlook,
neglect,
pass over,
turn a blind eye to,
disobey,
laugh off,
make light of,
pay no attention to,
pay no heed to,
leave out of account,
brush aside or away

Synonyms of 'overlook'

overlook

Explore 'overlook' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of excuse
Definition
to pardon (a person) or overlook (a fault)
Please excuse me for my late arrival.
Synonyms
forgive,
pardon,
overlook,
tolerate,
indulge,
acquit,
pass over,
turn a blind eye to,
exonerate,
absolve,
bear with,
wink at,
make allowances for,
extenuate,
exculpate
in the sense of forget
Definition
to neglect, either by mistake or on purpose
Don't forget that all dogs need a supply of water.
Synonyms
neglect,
overlook,
omit,
not remember,
be remiss,
fail to remember
in the sense of forgive
Definition
to stop feeling anger and resentment towards (a person) or at (an action that has caused upset or harm)
She'll understand and forgive you.
Synonyms
excuse,
pardon,
bear no malice towards,
not hold something against,
understand,
acquit,
condone,
remit,
let off (informal),
turn a blind eye to,
exonerate,
absolve,
bury the hatchet,
let bygones be bygones,
turn a deaf ear to,
accept (someone's) apology
in the sense of neglect
Definition
to fail (to do something) through carelessness
If you don't keep an eye on them, children tend to neglect their homework.
Synonyms
shirk,
forget,
overlook,
omit,
evade,
pass over,
skimp,
procrastinate over,
let slide,
be remiss in or about
in the sense of omit
Definition
to fail (to do something)
She had omitted to tell him she was leaving.
Synonyms
forget,
fail,
overlook,
neglect,
pass over,
lose sight of,
leave (something) undone,
let (something) slide
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