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as in to ignore
to fail to give proper attention to
you've overlooked your chores again this week
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as in to supervise
to be in charge of
you'll be asked to overlook larger projects in the future
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as in to possess
to cast a spell on
the superstitious grandmother actually believed that the baby had been overlooked by a gypsy woman
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as in to examine
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
quickly overlooked the table of used books to see if there was anything of value
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as in to forgive
to dismiss as of little importance
definitely not the kind of spouse to overlook even a single instance of marital infidelity
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as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
the engineer hired to overlook the construction of the canal
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as in lookout
a high place or structure from which a wide view is possible
just down the road there's a great overlook where you can get a panoramic view of the valley below
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