overlook

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a high place affording a good view

   They quite enjoyed the view from the famous overlook.

2. 2
   verb

   leave undone or leave out

   I overlooked that twice now. I'll do it tomorrow.

3. 3
   verb

   watch over

   I am overlooking the work.

4. 4
   verb

   look past, fail to notice

   They were overlooked for the job.

5. 5
   verb

   be oriented in a certain direction

   The mansion overlooked a beautiful valley.

6. 6
   noun

   A vista or point that gives a view down toward something else.

   Normally a visitor does not participate in one activity to the exclusion of others. One main activity, such as swimming, will be supplemented by other activities and use of other facilities, such as picnicking, hiking, stopping at an overlook, and so forth.

7. 7
   verb

   To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.

   Our hotel room overlooks the lake.

8. 8
   verb

   To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.

   These errors were overlooked by the proofreaders.

Etymology

From Middle English overloken; equivalent to over- + look.