overlook vs lose
lose vs overlookoverlook is a noun but lose is not a noun.
overlook and lose both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| overlook | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| lose | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
lose is a hypernym of
overlook; that is, lose is a
word with a broader meaning than overlook:
- overlook: look past, fail to notice
- lose: fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
Other hypernyms of overlook include
miss.
| overlook (noun) | lose (noun) |
|---|---|
| a high place affording a good view |
| overlook (verb) | lose (verb) |
|---|---|
| leave undone or leave out | be set at a disadvantage |
| watch over | withdraw, as from reality |
| look past, fail to notice | fail to win |
| look down on | suffer the loss of a person through death or removal |
| be oriented in a certain direction | allow to go out of sight or mind |
| fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind | |
| fail to get or obtain | |
| miss from one's possessions; lose sight of | |
| fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense | |
| fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit |
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