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Overlook vs. Oversee
Overlook
/ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/Examples:
We all overlooked him.Without overlooking anyone?Steggles overlooked him.
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Oversee
/ˌəʊvəˈsiː/Examples:
She was hired to oversee the team of engineers.A manager must oversee the entire production process.The supervisor will oversee the interns' daily tasks.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Overlook can mean to miss seeing something or to have a view from above something.
- Oversee means to supervise or manage something or someone.
- Think of overlook as something like look over something without noticing details.
- Oversee has the essence of seeing over a process or activity to ensure it's done correctly.
- If youre in a tall tower, you might overlook the garden paths, but if youre in charge of construction, you oversee the garden's development.
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