What's the difference between overlook and overtook?
Overlook
Definition:
(v. t.) To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill.
(v. t.) Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter.
(v. t.) To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
(v. t.) To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
(v. t.) To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse.
Example Sentences:
(1) Migrant voters are almost as numerous as current Ukip supporters but they are widely overlooked and risk being increasingly disaffected by mainstream politics and the fierce rhetoric around immigration caused partly by the rise of Ukip,” said Robert Ford from Manchester University, the report’s co-author.
(2) But not only did it post a larger loss than expected, Amazon also projected 7% to 18% revenue growth over the busiest shopping period of the year, a far cry from the 20%-plus pace that had convinced investors to overlook its persistent lack of profit in the past.
(3) The anomaly may represent a hitherto overlooked but easily obtainable diagnostic marker.
(4) In view of its infrequent and vague presentation, care is required to avoid overlooking the diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis, particularly in the immigrant population.
(5) Before the offer for the jungle came in she was meant to be presenting the Plus Size Awards this week, an event supporting plus-size people who are doing amazing things but are overlooked by the mainstream.
(6) Similarly, it appears that acute hydronephrosis or worsening of an existing hydronephrosis has been somewhat overlooked as a possible cause of uncertain abdominal pain during pregnancy.
(7) I want to follow the west bank of the river south for some 100 miles to a bluff overlooking the river, where Sitting Bull is buried – and then, in the evening, to return to Bismarck.
(8) However, occupational hazards, toxic and iatrogenic drug-induced aetiologies should not be overlooked.
(9) The diagnosis of porphyria was overlooked in some as the symptoms may mimic those of other acute illnesses, so that incomplete or incorrect death certificates have been issued.
(10) In two cases, the pathologic report, reviewed retrospectively, failed to mention the cyst, but these cysts could have been overlooked.
(11) Results obtained with the probe were instrumental in modifying the operation in two of the four "positive" patients with recurrences, allowing the removal of tumour masses that would otherwise have been overlooked.
(12) Whereas the diagnosis unequivocally could be established by semithin sections the diagnosis was doubtful using material fixed with Bouin's solution and overlooked when the material was fixed with 4% formaldehyde solution.
(13) Photograph: KHIZR KHAN This sombre, serene oasis overlooking the Potomac river might also prove the graveyard of Donald Trump’s ambitions for the US presidency.
(14) This phenomenon may be common but overlooked because of the routine use of Ca2+ buffers in patch-clamp electrodes.
(15) Hypomagnesaemia is surprisingly common in hospital populations but is sometimes either undetected or overlooked.
(16) Studies of other cases are warranted to determine whether bacterial arteriopathy and arteritis have previously been overlooked or if the present case is unique.
(17) Using the computerized method a common bile duct stone would have been overlooked in only 1 patient but 17 unnecessary explorations would have been carried out.
(18) Polyps were detected ultrasonographically, but one third of them were overlooked by either cholecystography or CT. Nomenclature, pathological classification and management of the lesions are discussed.
(19) This paper addresses an often overlooked area of drug abuse: performance-enhancing drugs in sport.
(20) Although anterior and posterior traumatic displacement of cervical vertebrae are commonly noted, and the devastating neurological deficits associated with these injuries have been amply defined, lateral displacement with fractures has been rarely recognized, and the clinical significance of this injury has been overlooked.
Overtook
Definition:
(imp.) of Overtake
Example Sentences:
(1) Despite Putin's protests that he is too busy with work to use the internet with any regularity, Russia recently overtook Germany to become the European country with the most internet users.
(2) The company declined to comment on the intentions of its largest shareholder, the sovereign wealth fund Qatar Holding, which overtook Glasenberg as the group’s principal investor when Glencore acquired the Xstrata mining business in 2013.
(3) The Post’s web readership has grown dramatically over the past year and in October it overtook old rival the New York Times for the first time with 66.9m unique visitors on various platforms, although Baron admitted: “I can’t argue that we have cracked the code for every business challenge that our industry faces.” The Post’s seventh home, occupying six floors of a modern building with marble-clad lobby overlooking Franklin Square, seeks to continue the upward momentum.
(4) Analysts expect that BP will pump about 3.6m barrels of oil and gas a day this year, a tenth less than in 2009, when it overtook US group Exxon Mobil to produce more than any other non-state-controlled company.
(5) Massive demonstrations that overtook many Brazilian cities last June were initially sparked by a violent police crackdown on marchers calling for the reversal of a rise in public transport fares.
(6) Last year, China officially overtook the US as the world's biggest CO2 emitter.
(7) Such has been the heir apparent's influence while Murdoch Sr has been occupying himself in the US that son overtook father in the past two years of the MediaGuardian 100.
(8) The other thing he takes a certain amount of pleasure in was the fact that in that show and in the months afterwards they overtook the BBC's most overpaid performer, Jonathan Ross, in the ratings.
(9) And when I got out there this surge of fear overtook me.
(10) China overtook America as the biggest emitter in 2006, but has said it might sign a "political deal" at Copenhagen if rich countries make big cuts.
(11) BBC Breakfast, which overtook GMTV three years ago in the ratings, is extending its lead.
(12) And then, when cars arrived, they slowly overtook more and more space ... We want to reclaim those green spaces and that can only be done through a drastic mobility change.” An Eixample superblock of about 400 x 400 metres, Rueda says, would be inhabited by between 5,000 and 6,000 people.
(13) NatMag Rodale's Men's Health overtook Nuts to become the second biggest-selling men's magazine, behind FHM.
(14) Even that didn't work, because it couldn't keep people locked into the site, and when something more attractive came along, people left in droves: Facebook overtook it in 2007.
(15) Internazionale end Roma’s eight-match winning run in race for third Read more Buffon overtook Sebastiano Rossi’s previous record of 929 minutes for Milan, set in the 1993-94 season, in the fourth minute although he was finally beaten early in the second half when Andrea Belotti converted a penalty for Torino .
(16) China overtook the United States as the biggest emitter in 2006 and its dependence on coal-fired power looks likely to ensure that it will remain in this position for decades to come.
(17) This was perhaps fuelled by the personal unease he felt in a sex-and-violence era which overtook the gentler sensibilities he sometimes brought to his acting.
(18) The more outlandish triumphs and startling your reversals of fortune, the better ... 11.28am BST Boys overtook girls at A* grade for the first time, with 8% of boys' entries attaining the top mark, compared with 7.9% of girls', today's figures, published by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), show.
(19) It overtook fellow Bauer title Q, which fell 8% year on year and 5.4% on the first half of the year to 94,811.
(20) But since China overtook Japan to become the world's second-largest box office last year, Hollywood's more entrepreneurial quarters have been getting busy.