oversight

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UK /ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt/ US /ˈoʊvɚˌsaɪt/

noun 3verb 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

unfortunate

PREP

by (an) ~

By an oversight, the restaurant forgot to include our order in the kitchen.

due to (an) ~

The package never arrived at the office due to an oversight in the shipping address.

through (an) ~

The package never arrived through an oversight at the shipping company.

Definitions

noun

An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.

A small oversight at this stage can lead to big problems later.

Supervision or management.

oversight mechanism

The bureaucracy was subject to government oversight.

Overview.

A large map of the kingdom, in which the Protestant churches, including the Unitarian, are indicated in colors, gives a convenient oversight of the matter treated of by the writer.

verb

To oversee; to supervise.

To suppress content in a way that removes or minimizes its visibility or viewability.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a mistake resulting from inattention

lapse

noun — management by overseeing the performance or operation of a p

supervision
supervising
superintendence

noun — an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice s

inadvertence

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

A small oversight at this stage can lead to big problems later.

Wiktionary

oversight mechanism

Wiktionary

The bureaucracy was subject to government oversight.

Wiktionary

If an oversight is the reason why you have not paid, please send us the amount due, and let us solve the problem immediately.

Tatoeba · #30856

If the delay is simply an oversight, will you please take care of it at once?

Tatoeba · #30987

It was simply an oversight.

Tatoeba · #42232

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