overlook
/əʊvəˈlʊk/verb
To fail to notice or consider something, often something important.
Example sentences
- “The report overlooked one key cost: shipping.”
- “It's easy to overlook small errors when you're tired.”
- “The judges somehow overlooked her best painting.”
Do not confuse it with 'oversee', which means to supervise. A room can also overlook a garden or the sea, meaning it has a view over it.