overlooked

4 definitions • 5 examples

past simple and past participle of

to provide a view of, especially from above:

Our hotel room overlooked the harbour.

The house is surrounded by trees, so it's not overlooked at all (= it cannot be seen from any other buildings).

to fail to notice or consider something or someone:

I think there is one key fact that you have overlooked.

No one will be overlooked when we select players for the team.

to forgive or pretend not to notice something:

I'm prepared to overlook his behaviour this time.