Overlooking — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

look past, fail to notice

be oriented in a certain direction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚlˈʊkɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəlˈʊkɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəlˈʊkɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚlˈʊkɪŋ/.

Examples

The house looks out on a tennis court
The apartment overlooks the Hudson
How could I miss that typo?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leave out commanding omit dominate miss look out over command overtop look out on drop overlook look across pretermit neglect overleap dominating

Antonyms

attend to

Parts of Speech

verb	look past, fail to notice
verb	be oriented in a certain direction “The house looks out on a tennis court”
verb	leave undone or leave out “How could I miss that typo?”
verb	look down on “The villa dominates the town”
verb	watch over “I am overlooking her work”
adjective	used of a height or viewpoint “a commanding view of the ocean”

Word Forms

overlook	noun	a high place affording a good view
neglect	noun	failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
neglecter	noun	a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities
pretermission	noun	letting pass without notice
omissible	adjective	capable of being left out
omissive	adjective	characterized by omissions
omission	noun	neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

übersehen

Schauen Sie vorbei, bemerken Sie es nicht

🇫🇷French

surplombant

regarde au-delà, ne le remarque pas

🇪🇸Spanish

con vista a

Mira más allá, no te das cuenta

🇮🇹Italian

prospiciente

guardare oltre, non accorgersene

🇳🇱Dutch

uitkijkend

kijk voorbij, merk het niet op

🇵🇹Portuguese

com vista para

olhe além, não perceba

🇷🇺Russian

с видом

смотреть мимо, не замечать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनदेखी

अतीत को देखो, नोटिस करने में विफल

🇧🇩Bengali

উপেক্ষা করা

অতীতে তাকান, লক্ষ্য করতে ব্যর্থ হন

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்டும் காணாதது

கடந்த காலத்தைப் பாருங்கள், கவனிக்கத் தவறிவிட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

పట్టించుకోవడం లేదు

గతంలో చూడండి, గమనించడంలో విఫలం

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्लक्षित

भूतकाळात पहा, लक्षात येत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

નજરઅંદાજ

ભૂતકાળમાં જુઓ, ધ્યાન આપવામાં નિષ્ફળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಡೆಗಣಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಹಿಂದೆ ನೋಡಿ, ಗಮನಿಸಲು ವಿಫಲವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മേൽനോട്ടം വഹിക്കുന്നു

ഭൂതകാലത്തിലേക്ക് നോക്കുക, ശ്രദ്ധിക്കാതിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਜ਼ਰਅੰਦਾਜ਼

ਅਤੀਤ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਖੋ, ਧਿਆਨ ਦੇਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

نظر انداز

ماضی کو دیکھو، نوٹس کرنے میں ناکام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

俯瞰

回顾过去，没有注意到

🇯🇵Japanese

見落とす

過ぎ去ってしまう、気づかない

🇰🇷Korean

내려다 보이는

과거를 보다, 눈치채지 못하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhìn ra

nhìn qua, không để ý

🇹🇭Thai

มองข้าม

มองข้ามไปไม่สังเกตเห็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghadap

lihat ke masa lalu, gagal untuk memperhatikan

🇵🇭Filipino

tinatanaw

tumingin sa nakaraan, hindi mapansin

🇲🇾Malay

menghadap

tengok masa lalu, gagal perasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يطل

انظر للماضي، لا تلاحظ

🇮🇷Persian

مشرف

به گذشته نگاه کن، متوجه نمی شوی

🇹🇷Turkish

bakan

Geçmişe bak, fark etme

🇮🇱Hebrew

משקיף

להסתכל מעבר, לא לשים לב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'overlooking'?

The primary meaning of 'overlooking' is 'look past, fail to notice'.

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Using 'overlooking' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'overlooking' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'overlooking' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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