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{
"term": "overlook",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "overlook",
"heSheIt": "overlooks"
},
"pastSimple": "overlooked",
"pastParticiple": "overlooked",
"ingForm": "overlooking"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to fail to see or notice something",
"sensetop": "overlook something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He seems to have overlooked one important fact."
},
{
"text": "In my hurry to finish the exam I had overlooked part of one of the questions."
},
{
"text": "It is easy to overlook the significance of this change."
},
{
"text": "The importance of this should not be overlooked."
},
{
"text": "We should not overlook this possibility."
}
],
"synonyms": "miss",
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "largely"],
"verb + overlook": ["cannot", "cannot afford to", "should not"],
"phrases": [
"be easily overlooked",
"something should not be overlooked"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to see something wrong or bad but decide to ignore it",
"sensetop": "overlook something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We could not afford to overlook such a serious offence."
},
{
"text": "He’s so friendly people are prepared to overlook his faults."
},
{
"text": "I was prepared to overlook her mistakes this time."
}
],
"synonyms": "turn a blind eye (to something)",
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "largely"],
"verb + overlook": ["cannot", "cannot afford to", "should not"],
"phrases": [
"be easily overlooked",
"something should not be overlooked"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "if a building, etc. overlooks a place, you can see that place from the building",
"sensetop": "overlook something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a restaurant overlooking the lake"
},
{
"text": "Our back yard is overlooked by several houses."
}
],
"topics": ["Buildings"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to not consider somebody for a job or position, even though they might be suitable",
"sensetop": "overlook somebody (for something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She's been overlooked for promotion several times."
}
],
"synonyms": "pass over"
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/",
"audio": "ov/overlook/overlook__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvəˈlʊks/",
"audio": "ov/overlook/overlooks__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvəˈlʊkt/",
"audio": "ov/overlook/overlooked__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvəˈlʊkɪŋ/",
"audio": "ov/overlook/overlooking__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvərˈlʊk/",
"audio": "ov/overlook/overlook__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvərˈlʊks/",
"audio": "ov/overlook/overlooks__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvərˈlʊkt/",
"audio": "ov/overlook/overlooked__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvərˈlʊkɪŋ/",
"audio": "ov/overlook/overlooking__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}