overlook

[US]/ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/
[UK]/ˌoʊvərˈlʊk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. ignorere; se ned på; se på fra avstand; tilgi
n. forsømmelse; blikk; utsikten man kan se fra et høyt sted.
Word Forms
Past Participleoverlooked
Third Person Singularoverlooks
Present Participleoverlooking
Past Tenseoverlooked
Pluraloverlooks

Example Sentences

the overlook to the townsite.

utoverblicken mot bysentrum.

a house overlooking the green.

et hus med utsikt over plenen.

overlook a valley from a hill

se utover en dal fra en ås

It was a slight overlook on my part.

Det var en liten glipp fra min side.

There are plenty of overlooks and trails.

Det finnes mange utkikkspunkter og stier.

the 72-storey monolith overlooking the waterfront.

den 72 etasjer høye monolitten med utsikt over havnefronten.

he was overlooked by the Nobel committee.

han ble oversett av Nobelkomiteen.

She kindly overlooked their mistake.

Hun overså vennlig deres feil.

a tower overlooking the city

et tårn med utsikt over byen

He overlooked my errors.

Han overså mine feil.

The tower overlooks the sea.

Tårnet har utsikt over havet.

The house on the hill overlooks the village.

Huset på åsen har utsikt over landsbyen.

Don't overlook the slower students.

Ikke overse de tregere studentene.

We overlooked the sea.

Vi overså havet.

a luxury block of flats overlooking the marina

et luksuriøst kompleks av leiligheter med utsikt over småbåthavnen

the head of a pin; a head of land overlooking the harbor.

hodet til en knapp; et nes med utsikt over havnen.

they may minimize, or even overlook, the importance of such beliefs.

de kan minimere, eller til og med overse, viktigheten av slike overbevisninger.

she was more than ready to overlook his faults.

hun var mer enn klar til å overse hans feil.

Real-world Examples

However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked.

Men det finnes en annen viktig del av jobbbildet som i stor grad ble oversett.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

More typically, the advantages are real enough, but there are also disadvantages that have been overlooked.

Vanligvis er fordelene reelle nok, men det finnes også ulemper som har blitt oversett.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 8

Other birds would easily overlook this food source.

Andre fugler ville lett oversett denne matkilden.

Source: Introduction to the Basics of Biology

The BBC has a strong incentive to overlook Mr Clarkson's transgressions.

BBC har et sterkt insentiv til å overse Mr Clarkson sine forseelser.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

After the region recovers, visitors shouldn't overlook it.

Etter at regionen kommer seg, bør besøkende ikke overse den.

Source: Past years' college entrance examination listening comprehension (local papers)

Think of an email as a letter. Spelling, grammar and punctuation should not be overlooked.

Tenk på en e-post som et brev. Staving, grammatikk og tegnsetting bør ikke bli oversett.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

Here's a learning technique that most people overlook.

Her er en læringsteknikk som de fleste overser.

Source: Science in Life

Those with a quieter leadership style are often overlooked.

De som har en roligere lederstil blir ofte oversett.

Source: Reading of foreign publications.

" China is impossible to overlook, " says Hill.

« Kina er umulig å overse, » sier Hill.

Source: Gaokao Reading Real Questions

Maybe you've been overlooked or underestimated.

Kanskje du har blitt oversett eller undervurdert.

Source: Science in Life

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