Definition for O-VER-LOOK'

O-VER-LOOK', v.t.

  1. To view from a higher place; applied to persons; as, to stand on a hill and overlook a city.
  2. To stand in a more elevated place, or to rise so high as to afford the means of looking down on; applied to things. The tower overlooked the town.
  3. To see from behind or over the shoulder of another; to see from a higher position; as, to overlook a paper when one is writing. Dryden.
  4. To view fully; to peruse. Shak.
  5. To inspect; to superintend; to oversee; implying care and watchfulness. He was present in person to overlook the magistrates. Spenser.
  6. To review; to examine a second time or with care. The time and care that are required / To overlook, and file and polish well. Roscommon.
  7. To pass by indulgently; to excuse; not to punish or censure; as, to overlook faults. Addison.
  8. To neglect; to slight. They overlook truth in the judgment they pass on adversity and prosperity. Atterbury.

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