1. Look past, fail to notice
   "He overlooked the typo in the document"; "She overlooked his rude behaviour"
    
2. Forgive or deliberately ignore (a fault or offence)
   "I'll overlook your tardiness this time"
    
3. Watch over
   "I am overlooking her work"
    
4. Look down on
   "The villa overlooks the town";
   - dominate, command, overtop
    
5. Face or be oriented toward
   "The apartment overlooks the Hudson";
   - look out on, look out over, look across
    
6. Leave undone or leave out
   "How could I overlook that typo?";
   - neglect, pretermit [archaic], omit, drop, miss, leave out, overleap [archaic]

1. A high place affording a good view
   "Tourists gathered at the overlook to admire the panoramic vista of the valley"

Derived forms: overlooked, overlooking, overlooks

Type of: act, lie, lose, miss, move, place, spot, survey, topographic point

Encyclopedia: Overlook