überblicken — meaning in English

English meaning

• overlook verb To fail to notice something, or to miss it despite it being there.
• oversee verb To supervise or take responsibility for a person, project, or process.
• scope noun The range or extent of a subject, task, or activity.
• survey noun A set of questions used to gather information or opinions from a group of people.

Senses

überblicken is used for these senses in English:

• overlook (archaic) To supervise, oversee; to watch over.
• oversee (literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
• scope (informal, transitive) To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.

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.

oversee — full definition

1. verb To supervise or take responsibility for a person, project, or process.
2. verb To inspect or examine something closely.

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