Overlook - Definition

overlook

n 1: a high place affording a good view
v 1: look past, fail to notice
2: be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a
tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson" [syn:
look out on, look out over, overlook, look across]
3: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?";
"The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn:
neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out,
overlook, overleap] [ant: attend to, take to heart]
4: look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn:
dominate, command, overlook, overtop]
5: watch over; "I am overlooking her work"

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