overlook B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction Also spelled over-look and over-looking US /ˈoʊ.vɚˌlʊk/ UK /ˈəʊ.vəˌlʊk/ See IPA manual Freq #12767 Meanings 1 verb To fail to notice or consider something. In your hurry, you overlooked an obvious mistake. 2 verb To choose to ignore or forgive a fault or mistake. I'm willing to overlook your lateness this once. 3 verb To have a view of something from above or a higher position. Our hotel room overlooks the lake. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to fail to notice or... missignore 2 verb · to choose to ignore or... excuse 3 verb · to have a view of something... look out over Word family Forms overlookedoverlookingoverlooks Derived forms overlookableoverlooker Etymology AI details From Middle English overloken; equivalent to over- + look. overloken Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overlook **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈoʊ.vɚˌlʊk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊ.vəˌlʊk/ **Frequency rank:** 12767 ## Meanings 1. To fail to notice or consider something. 2. To choose to ignore or forgive a fault or mistake. 3. To have a view of something from above or a higher position. ## Examples - In your hurry, you overlooked an obvious mistake. - I'm willing to overlook your lateness this once. - Our hotel room overlooks the lake. ## Derived Forms - overlookable - overlooker ## Roots and Affixes - Root: overloken - Affix: over- - too much ## Etymology From Middle English overloken; equivalent to over- + look. ## AI Etymology Overlook comes from Middle English overloken; equivalent to over- + look. Modern senses include to fail to notice or consider something and to choose to ignore or forgive a fault or mistake. The wider word family includes derivatives such as overlookable and overlooker. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown