overlook
/ˈoʊvəɹˌlʊk/ noun C1- A vista or point that gives a view down toward something else.
Plural overlooks
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You’ve been to college, but she’ll overlook that.”
I hope he will overlook it.
But the best, in my opinion, was the home life in the little flat—the ardent, voluble chats after the day’s study; the cozy dinners and fresh, light breakfasts; the interchange of ambitions—ambitions interwoven each with the other’s or else inconsiderable—the mutual help and inspiration; and—overlook my artlessness—stuffed olives and cheese sandwiches at 11 p.m.
Show me into one of those pretty little rooms which overlook the court, and bring me a cold fowl and a bottle of Bordeaux.”
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