Overlooking
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:19 ptsWWF:23 pts11 letters
Definition of Overlooking
verb
- To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.
"Our hotel room overlooks the lake."
- To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.
"These errors were overlooked by the proofreaders."
- To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.
"I’m not willing to overlook such bad behaviour."
- To look down upon (something) from a place that is over or above.
"to overlook a valley from a hill"
- To supervise, oversee; to watch over.
"to overlook a gang of laborers"
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