{
    "term": "overlook",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "overlook",
            "heSheIt": "overlooks"
        },
        "pastSimple": "overlooked",
        "pastParticiple": "overlooked",
        "ingForm": "overlooking"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to fail to see or notice something",
            "sensetop": "overlook something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He seems to have overlooked one important fact."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In my hurry to finish the exam I had overlooked part of one of the questions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is easy to overlook the significance of this change."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The importance of this should not be overlooked."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We should not overlook this possibility."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "miss",
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "largely"],
                "verb + overlook": ["cannot", "cannot afford to", "should not"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be easily overlooked",
                    "something should not be overlooked"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to see something wrong or bad but decide to ignore it",
            "sensetop": "overlook something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We could not afford to overlook such a serious offence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He’s so friendly people are prepared to overlook his faults."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was prepared to overlook her mistakes this time."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "turn a blind eye (to something)",
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "largely"],
                "verb + overlook": ["cannot", "cannot afford to", "should not"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be easily overlooked",
                    "something should not be overlooked"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "if a building, etc. overlooks a place, you can see that place from the building",
            "sensetop": "overlook something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a restaurant overlooking the lake"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our back yard is overlooked by several houses."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Buildings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to not consider somebody for a job or position, even though they might be suitable",
            "sensetop": "overlook somebody (for something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's been overlooked for promotion several times."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "pass over"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/",
                "audio": "ov/overlook/overlook__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvəˈlʊks/",
                "audio": "ov/overlook/overlooks__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvəˈlʊkt/",
                "audio": "ov/overlook/overlooked__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvəˈlʊkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ov/overlook/overlooking__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvərˈlʊk/",
                "audio": "ov/overlook/overlook__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvərˈlʊks/",
                "audio": "ov/overlook/overlooks__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvərˈlʊkt/",
                "audio": "ov/overlook/overlooked__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvərˈlʊkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ov/overlook/overlooking__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}