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Meaning of overlook

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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