overlook

Universal Words verb [VN] 1 to fail to see or notice sth SYNMISS: He seems to have overlooked one important fact. * In my hurry to finish the exam I had overlooked part of one of the questions. 2 to see sth wrong or bad but decide to ignore it: We could not afford to overlook such a serious offence. * He's so friendly people are prepared to overlook his faults. 3 if a building, etc. overlooks a place, you can see that place from the building: a restaurant overlooking the lake * Our back yard is overlooked by several houses. 4 ~ sb (for sth) to not consider sb for a job or position, even though they might be suitable: She's been overlooked for promotion several times.