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Collocations for overlook - verb

ADVERB

completely, entirely
largely
frequently, often
easily
conveniently
Conveniently overlooking the fact that she wouldn't be able to meet the commitment, she agreed.

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VERB + overlook

cannot, cannot afford to, should not
We should not overlook this possibility.
be inclined to, tend to
Hospitals have tended to overlook this need.
seem to
be prepared to, be willing to
I was prepared to overlook her mistakes this time.
be easy to
It is easy to overlook the significance of this change.
be impossible to

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PHRASES

be easily overlooked
another fact which is all too easily overlooked
sth should not be overlooked
The importance of this should not be overlooked.

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Overlook is used with these nouns as the subject:
castle, cliff, flat, hill, house, mountain, plateau, room, slope, terrace, window

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Overlook is used with these nouns as the object:
aspect, bay, beach, courtyard, detail, fact, fault, garden, importance, lake, mountain, need, ocean, office, park, possibility, problem, sea, shortcoming, valley, yard

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