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Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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(1):
(v. t.) To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
(2):
(v. t.) To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse.
(3):
(v. t.) To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
(4):
(v. t.) To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill.
(5):
(v. t.) Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Overlook'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/overlook.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Overlook'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/overlook.html. 1828.