Meaning of "overlook" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF OVERLOOK

overlook  [ˌəʊvəˈlʊk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERLOOK

Overlook is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overlook in English.

WHAT DOES OVERLOOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Overlook

A scenic overlook, or just an overlook, observation point, lookout, viewing point or vista point is a high place where people can gather to view scenery, and to photograph it. Scenic overlooks are typically created alongside mountain roads, often as a simple turnouts where motorists can pull over onto pavement, gravel, or grass on the right-of-way. Many are larger, having parking areas, while some are off the road completely. Overlooks are frequently found in national parks, and in the U.S. along national parkways like the Blue Ridge Parkway, which has numerous individually named overlooks for viewing the Blue Ridge Mountains and its valleys. Other overlooks are next to waterfalls, especially since mountain roads tend to follow streams. Un-Scenic Overlooks can be found in Central New Jersey off Route 295. Many overlooks are accessible only by trails and boardwalk-like walkways and stairs. This is typical in very ecologically-sensitive areas. These overlooks are often wooden deck structures, which minimize the impact on the land by reducing the need to disturb it for construction.

Definition of overlook in the English dictionary

The first definition of overlook in the dictionary is to fail to notice or take into account. Other definition of overlook is to disregard deliberately or indulgently. Overlook is also to look at or over from above.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERLOOK

PRESENT

Present

I overlook

you overlook

he/she/it overlooks

we overlook

you overlook

they overlook

Present continuous

I am overlooking

you are overlooking

he/she/it is overlooking

we are overlooking

you are overlooking

they are overlooking

Present perfect

I have overlooked

you have overlooked

he/she/it has overlooked

we have overlooked

you have overlooked

they have overlooked

Present perfect continuous

I have been overlooking

you have been overlooking

he/she/it has been overlooking

we have been overlooking

you have been overlooking

they have been overlooking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I overlooked

you overlooked

he/she/it overlooked

we overlooked

you overlooked

they overlooked

Past continuous

I was overlooking

you were overlooking

he/she/it was overlooking

we were overlooking

you were overlooking

they were overlooking

Past perfect

I had overlooked

you had overlooked

he/she/it had overlooked

we had overlooked

you had overlooked

they had overlooked

Past perfect continuous

I had been overlooking

you had been overlooking

he/she/it had been overlooking

we had been overlooking

you had been overlooking

they had been overlooking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will overlook

you will overlook

he/she/it will overlook

we will overlook

you will overlook

they will overlook

Future continuous

I will be overlooking

you will be overlooking

he/she/it will be overlooking

we will be overlooking

you will be overlooking

they will be overlooking

Future perfect

I will have overlooked

you will have overlooked

he/she/it will have overlooked

we will have overlooked

you will have overlooked

they will have overlooked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been overlooking

you will have been overlooking

he/she/it will have been overlooking

we will have been overlooking

you will have been overlooking

they will have been overlooking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would overlook

you would overlook

he/she/it would overlook

we would overlook

you would overlook

they would overlook

Conditional continuous

I would be overlooking

you would be overlooking

he/she/it would be overlooking

we would be overlooking

you would be overlooking

they would be overlooking

Conditional perfect

I would have overlook

you would have overlook

he/she/it would have overlook

we would have overlook

you would have overlook

they would have overlook

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been overlooking

you would have been overlooking

he/she/it would have been overlooking

we would have been overlooking

you would have been overlooking

they would have been overlooking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you overlook
we let´s overlook
you overlook

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to overlook

Past participle

overlooked

Present Participle

overlooking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «OVERLOOK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «overlook» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of overlook

condone · discount · disregard · excuse · forget · forgive · ignore · let someone off with · miss · neglect · omit · pardon · pass over · take no notice of · turn a blind eye to · wink at

TRANSLATION OF OVERLOOK

Find out the translation of overlook to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of overlook from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overlook» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 俯瞰
• Translator English - Spanish: pasar por alto
• English: overlook
• Translator English - Hindi: अनदेखी
• Translator English - Arabic: يَطُلُّ عَلَى
• Translator English - Russian: осмотреть
• Translator English - Portuguese: ter vista para
• Translator English - Bengali: তত্ত্বাবধান করা
• Translator English - French: donner sur
• Translator English - Malay: Terlepas pandang
• Translator English - German: übersehen
• Translator English - Japanese: 見落とす
• Translator English - Korean: 못 보고 넘어가다
• Translator English - Javanese: Overlook
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nhìn qua
• Translator English - Tamil: கவனிக்க
• Translator English - Marathi: दुर्लक्ष करा
• Translator English - Turkish: gözden kaçırmak
• Translator English - Italian: dominare
• Translator English - Polish: przeoczyć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: виходити на
• Translator English - Romanian: a da înspre
• Translator English - Greek: παραβλέπω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vergeet
• Translator English - Swedish: förbise
• Translator English - Norwegian: overse

10 QUOTES WITH «OVERLOOK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overlook.

1

Emily Greene Balch

A major one which no one can overlook is technological and based on inventions and discoveries which have altered the whole basis of production and deeply affected social relations.

2

Antony Beevor

When we dwell on the enormity of the Second World War and its victims, we try to absorb all those statistics of national and ethnic tragedy. But, as a result, there is a tendency to overlook the way the war changed even the survivors' lives in ways impossible to predict.

3

Roberto Bolano

The secret story is the one we'll never know, although we're living it from day to day, thinking we're alive, thinking we've got it all under control and the stuff we overlook doesn't matter.

4

Hjalmar Branting

I do not overlook the fact that the appearance of these new, free nations in the European political community not only celebrates the return of the prodigal son but also creates new sources of friction here and there.

5

William Cullen Bryant

A beautiful city is Richmond, seated on the hills that overlook the James River. The dwellings have a pleasant appearance, often standing by themselves in the midst of gardens. In front of several, I saw large magnolias, their dark, glazed leaves glittering in the March sunshine.

6

Tim Buckley

Obviously you have to have talent in order to play so you can't overlook that, but we won't overlook the character issue when it comes to talent because if they have talent and they don't have character, it's going to be very difficult to coach that person.

7

Anna Maria Chavez

Girl Scouts is such an iconic organization that it's easy to overlook how daring an idea it was for founder Juliette Gordon Low to gather those first 18 girls in that troop in Savannah, Georgia. It was 1912, after all, and women wouldn't earn the right to vote for another eight years.

8

Colman Domingo

I can't fall apart every time I mention that my mother's gone. I actually laugh about stories or things or situations. Of course there's a wound that will never be patched up, but I approach it with humor. Of course, I don't overlook it and go straight for the humor, but I think we have to have humor to move forward.

9

Gilbert Gottfried

I always wish the hotels were like they are in movies and TV shows, where if you're in Paris, right outside your window is the Eiffel Tower. In Egypt, the pyramids are right there. In the movies, every hotel has a monument right outside your window. My hotel rooms overlook the garbage dumpster in the back alley.

10

Jurgen Habermas

Today's Islamic fundamentalism is also a cover for political motifs. We should not overlook the political motifs we encounter in forms of religious fanaticism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERLOOK»

Discover the use of overlook in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overlook and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Overlook

When a physicist is murdered in LA it seems the killer has no fear of publicity, leaving the body on The Mulholland overlook, a site with a stunning view over the city.

Michael Connelly, 2009

Overlook: Poems

This powerful collection explores love and death, success and failure, war and other disasters, with appropriate measures of wit and grief. Profound and rewarding, Overlook showcases the gifts of a master poet at the height of his powers.

Stephen Sandy, 2010

Overlook Much, Correct a Little: 99 Sayings by John XXIII

Latest volume in the 99 Sayings to Live By series featuring writings by the popular Pope John XXIII famous for inaugurating the Second Vatican Council

Pope John XXIII, Hans-Peter Rothlin, 2007

Overlook: exploring the internal fringes of America with the ...

" "The Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore may loom large in the American imagination and draw the crowds. But the unsung places like those chronicled in Overlook have at least as much to say about American society, if not more.

Matthew Coolidge, Sarah Simons, Center for Land Use Interpretation, 2006

The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: Horror

Included in this lavish volume are critical entries on more than 1,500 gangster films, complete with plot synapses and credits, and 650 black and white photographs to capture the look of this exciting genre.

Phil Hardy, Tom Milne, Paul Willemen, 1995

The Overlook martial arts reader

Articles focus on the history, training and discipline, and philosophy of of the martial arts, and stress their common elements.

John Donohue, John J. Donohue, 2004

The Overlook of Cleveland and Cleveland Heights

This is the story of that transformation.

Marian J. Morton, 2010

The South Overlook Oaks

The South Overlook Oaks is an imaginative story for all ages. Filled with love, laughter, and Nature's incredible beauty-you will come along and play, over and over again.

John Reardon, 2006

The Overlook Martial Arts Handbook

An ideal introduction and comprehensive survey for both the novice and the experienced martial artist, this highly readable and complete martial arts handbook covers Karate, Kendo, Kung Fu, Judo, and Aikido, as well as the lesser known ...

David Mitchell, 1997

Cynic Overlook: A Collection of Poems

"Cynic Overlook" is a book of poetry for those who tend to nod off while reading the kind of poetry that is composed to praise roses.

Merle H. Graffam, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERLOOK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overlook is used in the context of the following news items.

Scary part of 'Trump phenomenon' is what citizens are willing to …

Because enough Americans are angry and confused enough to be willing to overlook a historically and morally wrong-headed attack on a war ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

New Messy Kids Arts Studio, Smartypants, Opens in Overlook …

Portland, OR – July 24 , 2015 – Portland's newest art studio and play place, Smartypants (http://www.smartypantspdx.com), is opening its doors ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»

Police investigate shooting in Claymont

Officers were called to the first block of Fourth Ave. shortly after a shooting in the Overlook Colony neighborhood, Officer First Class Tracey ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»

Cutcliffe: Don't overlook Duke special teams

DeVon Edwards (left) returns an interception for a touchdown in a 2013 game against N.C. State. Besides his work in Duke's defensive ... «Durham Herald Sun, Jul 15»

LNP Sports 365: In 2012, Woodridge ended Overlook's long, long …

Getting points from every age group in its lineup, Woodridge wrenched away the Lancaster Summer Swim League team title that Overlook had ... «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»

Verizon Communications: Don't Overlook The Big Picture (VZ)

Investors should not overlook positive developments in EBITDA, wireless post-paid adds, EBITDA service margins and the churn rate. This is ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»

Don't Overlook These 3 Inexpensive Dividend-Payers

If you're in search of an inexpensive stock that can also provide dividend income, you've come to the right place. I scoured the market and ... «The Motley Fool Canada, Jul 15»

Campus prevention initiatives targeting serial rapists overlook most …

A recent analysis of survey data found that most men who are at risk for committing rape during college are not serial rapists; therefore, ... «Healio, Jul 15»

FPI: Hong Kong expats overlook critical illness cover

Expatriates in Hong Kong are often making inaccurate assessments about their insurance policies, with many overlooking the importance of ... «International Adviser, Jul 15»

Vanstone: Don't overlook Chamblin's achievements

The Leader-Post's Rob Vanstone and Murray McCormick break down the Saskatchewan Roughriders' July 17 loss to the B.C. Lions, a move ... «Regina Leader-Post, Jul 15»