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Webster 1828 Edition
Overlook
OVERLOOK'
, 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.4.
To view fully; to peruse.5.
To inspect; to superintend; to oversee; implying care and watchfulness.He was present in person to overlook the magistrates.
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To review; to examine a second time or with care.The time and care that are required to overlook, and file and polish well.
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To pass by indulgently; to excuse; not to punish or censure; as, to overlook faults.8.
To neglect; to slight.They overlook truth in the judgment they pass on adversity and prosperity.