 Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:50 am What is the difference between 'overlook' and 'oversee'? |
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Test No. incompl/advan-4 "Newspaper Headlines", question 4
The boss was good enough to ......... my mistake.
(a) oversee
(b) overtake
(c) overdo
(d) overlook
Test No. incompl/advan-4 "Newspaper Headlines", answer 4
The boss was good enough to overlook my mistake.
Correct answer: (d) overlook
Your answer was: incorrect
The boss was good enough to oversee my mistake.
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since you explained that overlook means "fail to notice", how come the correct answer is overlook. So, meaning of sentence will be "Boss is fail to notice the staff's mistake" |
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