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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 often implies not noticing something, while oversee involves actively supervising or managing a process.
- Think of overlook as similar to missing something, like how you might overlook a minor detail or overlook the scenery.
- Oversee can be thought of as supervision, like how a manager oversees a project or a team.
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