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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024o•ver•sight /ˈoʊvɚˌsaɪt/USA pronunciation n. - failure to notice or consider something:[uncountable]guilty of oversight.
- a careless mistake or error:[countable]Her mistake was a minor oversight.
- the act of watching over work, proceedings, etc.;
supervision:[uncountable]the joint House and Senate committee on oversight.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•ver•sight (ō′vər sīt′),USA pronunciation n. - an omission or error due to carelessness:My bank statement is full of oversights.
- unintentional failure to notice or consider;
lack of proper attention:Owing to my oversight, the letter was sent unsigned. - supervision;
watchful care:a person responsible for the oversight of the organization.
- 1300–50; Middle English; see over-, sight
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mistake, blunder, slip.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lapse, neglect, inattention.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged management, direction, control; surveillance.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: oversight /ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt/ n - an omission or mistake, esp one made through failure to notice something
- supervision
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