A mistake caused by a failure to notice or do something: Because of a bank oversight, the money had not been credited to my account. The Transportation Oversight Division regulates the rates and practices of common carriers used to transport passengers and property, including trucks, railways, buses, household moving companies, towing companies, and hazardous waste companies. In addition, we license all intrastate Massachusetts-based motor bus companies. The most critical function of the Division is public safety. An unintentional omission or mistake. Watchful care or management; supervision.
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o·ver·sight
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2. Watchful care or management; supervision.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
oversight
(ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt) n1. an omission or mistake, esp one made through failure to notice something
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
o•ver•sight
(ˈoʊ vərˌsaɪt)n.
1. unintentional failure to notice or consider.
3. the act of overseeing.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Noun | 1. | oversight - an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something omission - neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something |
2. | oversight - management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group management, direction - the act of managing something; 'he was given overall management of the program'; 'is the direction of the economy a function of government?' invigilation - keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating | |
3. | oversight - a mistake resulting from inattention error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; 'he made a bad mistake'; 'she was quick to point out my errors'; 'I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults' |
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oversight
noun1.mistake, error, slip, fault, misunderstanding, blunder, lapse, omission, boob(Brit. slang), gaffe, slip-up(informal), delinquency, inaccuracy, carelessness, howler(informal), goof(informal), bloomer(Brit. informal), clanger(informal), miscalculation, error of judgment, faux pas, inattention, laxity, boo-boo(informal), erratumBy an unfortunate oversight, full instructions do not come with the product.
2.supervision, keeping, control, charge, care, management, handling, administration, direction, custody, stewardship, superintendenceI had the oversight of their collection of manuscripts.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
oversight
nounAn act or instance of neglecting:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
přehlédnutídohled
yfirsjón
監督見落とし
neapsižiūrėjimas
förbiseendetillsyn
dikkatsizlikgözden kaçırmagözetimhata
oversight
[ˈəʊvəsaɪt]N1. (= omission) → descuidom
it was an oversight → fue un descuido
by an oversight → por descuido
it was an oversight → fue un descuido
by an oversight → por descuido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈəʊvərsaɪt]n (= mistake) → omissionf, oublim
due to an oversight → par suite d'une omission
due to an oversight → par suite d'une omission
modif [body, committee] → de surveillance; [responsibility, role] → de surveillance
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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n→ Versehennt; by or through an oversight → aus Versehen
(= supervision) → Aufsichtf, → Beaufsichtigungf; oversight system → Überwachungssystemnt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
![OverSight OverSight](/uploads/1/1/0/3/110314021/929261996.jpg)
oversight
[ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt]n (omission) → svistadue to an oversight → per una svista
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
oversight
(ˈəuvəsait) noun a failure to notice. Due to an oversight, we have not paid the bill. fout, nalatigheid غَلْطَةُ نتيجَة السَّهْو пропуск descuido přehlédnutí das Versehen forglemmelse απροσεξία, αμέλειαdescuido tähelepanematus غفلت huomaamattomuus inadvertance, oubli הֵיסָח הַדַעַת देखने या ध्यान देने में चूक करना previd elnézés kegagalan memperhatikan yfirsjón svista 見落とし 간과 neapsižiūrėjimas pārskatīšanās kesilapan onoplettendheidforglemmelse, uaktsomhetprzeoczenie غفلت descuido omisiune, neglijenţă недосмотр prehliadnutie spregled previd förbiseende การมองข้าม gözden kaçırma, dikkatsizlik 疏忽 недогляд, необачність غلطي، سہو quên, bỏ sót 疏忽
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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→ إشْرَافٌ, سَهْوٌّ dohled, přehlédnutí opsyn, uagtsomhedAufsicht, Versehenαπροσεξία, εποπτείαdescuido, supervisión erehdys, valvontainadvertance, surveillance nadzor, previdsupervisione, svista 監督, 見落とし 감독, 부주의onoplettendheid, toezichtforglemmelse, oppsynnadzór, przeoczeniedescuido, supervisãoнадзор, недосмотр förbiseende, tillsyn การดูแลตรวจตรา, ความผิดพลาดเพราะละเลยหรือไม่สังเกตgözetim, hataOversight Board
sự giám sát, sự sơ suất疏忽, 监督Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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