Oversight vs Overlook - What's the difference?
oversight | overlook |
An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.
Supervision or management.
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, title= To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of
Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly
To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking.
To pretend not to have noticed, especially a mistake; to pass over without censure or punishment.
As nouns the difference between oversight and overlook
is that oversight is an omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten while overlook is a vista or point that gives a beautiful view.As a verb overlook is
to look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of.oversight
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(en noun)Can China clean up fast enough?, passage=It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.}}
overlook
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(Webster 1913)Verb
(en verb)- to overlook a valley from a hill
- to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter