OVERLOOK


Meaning of OVERLOOK in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ completely , entirely

▪ largely

▪ frequently , often

▪ easily

▪ conveniently

Conveniently ~ing the fact that she wouldn't be able to meet the commitment, she agreed.

VERB + OVERLOOK

▪ cannot , cannot afford to , should not

We should not ~ this possibility.

▪ be inclined to , tend to

Hospitals have tended to ~ this need.

▪ seem to

▪ be prepared to , be willing to

I was prepared to ~ her mistakes this time.

▪ be easy to

It is easy to ~ the significance of this change.

▪ be impossible to

PHRASES

▪ be easily ~ed

another fact which is all too easily ~ed

▪ sth should not be ~ed

The importance of this should not be ~ed.

Overlook is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ castle , ↑ cliff , ↑ flat , ↑ hill , ↑ house , ↑ mountain , ↑ plateau , ↑ room , ↑ slope , ↑ terrace , ↑ window

Overlook is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ aspect , ↑ bay , ↑ beach , ↑ courtyard , ↑ detail , ↑ fact , ↑ fault , ↑ garden , ↑ importance , ↑ lake , ↑ mountain , ↑ need , ↑ ocean , ↑ office , ↑ park , ↑ possibility , ↑ problem , ↑ sea , ↑ shortcoming , ↑ valley , ↑ yard

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