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Overlook

noun/ˌoʊvɚlˈʊk/
Definition
a high place affording a good view
look past, fail to notice
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˌoʊvɚlˈʊk/
🇬🇧British English
/ˌəʊvəlˈʊk/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˌəʊvəlˈʊk/
3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚlˈʊk/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna high place affording a good view
verblook past, fail to notice
verbbe oriented in a certain direction
“The house looks out on a tennis court”
verbleave undone or leave out
“How could I miss that typo?”
verblook down on
“The villa dominates the town”
verbwatch over
“I am overlooking her work”
Word Forms
overlookverbbe oriented in a certain direction
overlooknouna high place affording a good view
neglectnounfailure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
neglecternouna person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities
pretermissionnounletting pass without notice
omissibleadjectivecapable of being left out
omissiveadjectivecharacterized by omissions
omissionnounneglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
übersehen
ein erhöhter Ort mit guter Aussicht
🇫🇷French
négliger
un endroit élevé offrant une bonne vue
🇪🇸Spanish
pasar por alto
un lugar alto que ofrece una buena vista
🇮🇹Italian
trascurare
un luogo elevato che offra una buona visuale
🇳🇱Dutch
over het hoofd zien
een hoge plaats die een goed uitzicht biedt
🇵🇹Portuguese
ignorar
um lugar alto que proporciona uma boa vista
🇷🇺Russian
игнорировать
высокое место, откуда открывается хороший вид
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ओवरलुक
अच्छा दृश्य दिखाने वाला ऊँचा स्थान
🇧🇩Bengali
উপেক্ষা করা
একটি উচ্চ স্থান একটি ভাল দৃশ্য affording
🇮🇳Tamil
கவனிக்கவில்லை
ஒரு நல்ல காட்சி தரும் உயரமான இடம்
🇮🇳Telugu
పట్టించుకోవద్దు
మంచి వీక్షణను అందించే ఎత్తైన ప్రదేశం
🇮🇳Marathi
दुर्लक्ष करणे
चांगले दृश्य देणारे उंच ठिकाण
🇮🇳Gujarati
અવગણવું
એક ઉચ્ચ સ્થાન જે સારું દૃશ્ય આપે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಡೆಗಣಿಸಿ
ಉತ್ತಮ ನೋಟವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಎತ್ತರದ ಸ್ಥಳ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അവഗണിക്കുക
നല്ല കാഴ്ച നൽകുന്ന ഉയർന്ന സ്ഥലം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਜ਼ਰਅੰਦਾਜ਼
ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚਾ ਸਥਾਨ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਵਧੀਆ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
نظر انداز
ایک اونچی جگہ جو ایک اچھا نظارہ پیش کرتی ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
俯瞰
视野好的高处
🇯🇵Japanese
見落とす
見晴らしの良い高い場所
🇰🇷Korean
간과하다
전망이 좋은 높은 곳
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bỏ qua
một nơi cao có tầm nhìn tốt
🇹🇭Thai
มองข้าม
เป็นที่สูงและมีทัศนียภาพที่ดี
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengabaikan
tempat yang tinggi memberikan pemandangan yang bagus
🇵🇭Filipino
makaligtaan
isang mataas na lugar na nagbibigay ng magandang tanawin
🇲🇾Malay
terlepas pandang
tempat yang tinggi memberikan pemandangan yang baik
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يغفل
مكان مرتفع يوفر منظر جيد
🇮🇷Persian
نادیده گرفتن
مکانی مرتفع با چشم انداز خوب
🇹🇷Turkish
gözden kaçırmak
iyi bir görüş sağlayan yüksek bir yer
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהִתְעַלֵם
מקום גבוה המאפשר נוף טוב
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'overlook'?
The primary meaning of 'overlook' is 'a high place affording a good view'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'overlook' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'overlook' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'overlook' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'overlook' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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