overlooking
oh-ver-LUUK-ing/ˌoʊ.vɚˈlʊk.ɪŋ/UKoh-vuh-LUUK-ing/ˌəʊ.vəˈlʊk.ɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of overlook.
By overlooking his rude comment, she avoided a pointless argument.
The old castle stands on a hill overlooking the entire valley.
Note
One -ing form carrying two very different meanings. In space it describes position: a hill or window overlooking the valley, usually placed straight after the noun it describes. With people it describes attention, or its absence. Overlooking a mistake may mean missing it or choosing to let it pass, and context decides which. Using it to mean supervising is archaic; today that job belongs to overseeing.
overlooking is a form of overlook
overlook, verb: To fail to notice something, looking past it without seeing it. Full entry
- Forms
- overlookoverlooks he/she/itoverlooking -ing formoverlooked past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- overlook → overlooking: add -ing
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