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přehlížet — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • disregard verb To deliberately ignore or pay no attention to something.
  • overlook verb To fail to notice something, or to miss it despite it being there.
  • slight adj Small in degree or amount; minor.
  • snub verb To deliberately ignore or treat someone coldly, as an insult.

Senses

přehlížet is used for these senses in English:

  • disregard (transitive) To ignore; to pay no attention to.
  • overlook To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.
  • slight (transitive) To treat (someone or something) with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully; to skimp on one's duties toward.
  • snub (transitive) To slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someone.

disregard — full definition

  1. verb To deliberately ignore or pay no attention to something.
  2. noun A lack of attention or concern for something.

overlook — full definition

  1. verb To fail to notice something, or to miss it despite it being there.
  2. verb To choose not to hold something against someone; to let a mistake pass without punishing it.
  3. verb To have a view down over something from a higher position.
  4. noun A point or spot that gives a wide view down over an area.

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