oversight
An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgottenAn omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.
» Maybe it was just an oversight.
Может быть, это было обычное упущение. — astyng
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.
A small oversight at this stage can lead to big problems later.
Versehen
недосмо́трnedosmótr
(countable, uncountable)Supervision or management.
oversight mechanism
The bureaucracy was subject to government oversight.
Aufsicht
надзо́рnadzór, контро́льkontrólʹ
(countable, uncountable)Overview.
Überblick
- a mistake resulting from inattention
- an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
- management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
Examples
18 sentencesMaybe it was just an oversight.
ruМожет быть, это было обычное упущение. — astyng
Tom said that the mistake was due to an oversight.
ruТом сказал, что эта ошибка произошла по недосмотру. — sharptoothed
It was an oversight.
ruЭто было упущением. — odexed
deEs war ein Versehen. — Yorwba
That was an oversight.
This is a serious oversight.
ruЭто серьёзное упущение. — Wezel
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
From over- + sight. Verb sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Aufsicht.From over- + sight. Verb sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Aufsicht.
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Forms
plural: oversights| Singular | oversight |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- a mistake resulting from inattention:lapse
- an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something:inadvertence
- management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group:supervisionsupervisingsuperintendence
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.