English Dictionary

overlook

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈəʊvə.lʊk/

動詞

古風 古語

To offer a view (of something) from a higher position. / To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.

日本語の意味

見晴らす、見渡す（高い場所から景色を提供する意） / 見落とす（気づかない、注目しなかった意）

The balcony was built to overlook the garden below.

そのバルコニーは下の庭が見下ろせるように作られた。

意味（1）

To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.

Our hotel room overlooks the lake.

意味（2）

To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.

These errors were overlooked by the proofreaders.

意味（3）

To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.

I’m not willing to overlook such bad behaviour.

意味（4）

(dated) To look down upon (something) from a place that is over or above.

to overlook a valley from a hill

意味（5）

(archaic) To supervise, oversee; to watch over.

to overlook a gang of laborers

意味（6）

(archaic) To observe or watch (someone or something) surreptitiously or secretly.

[…] you had need cause the party whome you will drawe to sit […] without stirring or altering the mouth were it neuer so little: wherefore you shall I beleeue find (a mans face) aboue all other creaturs the most troublesome vnto you: for either they will smile, be ouerlooking your hand, or setting their countenances to seeme gratious and comely, giue you choyse of twentie seuerall faces.

意味（7）

(archaic) To inspect (something); to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.

And therefore I trust thou vvylt accept it as it is, specially considering, that I neither had leysure, nor quietnesse at the dooing of it, neither after the dooing had euer any tyme to ouerlooke it, but vvas driuen to deliuer it to the Printer, as I fyrst vvrote it […]

意味（8）

(archaic) To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.

Portia: […]Beshrew your eyes, They have o'erlook'd me and divided me; One half of me is yours, the other half yours,— Mine own, I would say; but if mine, then yours, And so all yours![…]

overlooks （ present singular third-person ）

overlooking （ participle present ）

overlooked （ participle past ）

overlooked （ past ）