how to pronounce overlook

/ˈoʊvɚˌlʊk/

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overlook is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of overlook in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… people to overlook violence rather than …”

meaning of overlook

Overlook means to see or view something from a high place.

overlook frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word overlook occurs in english on average 4.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics overlook can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that overlook can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;