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overlook

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overlook in WordNet English dictionary

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