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- Dictionaryoversight/ˈəʊvəsʌɪt/
noun
- 1. an unintentional failure to notice or do something: "he had simply missed Parsons out by an oversight" Similar
- 2. the action of overseeing something: "effective oversight of the financial reporting process" Similar
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The meaning of OVERSIGHT is watchful and responsible care. How to use oversight in a sentence.
OVERSIGHT definition: 1. a mistake made because of a failure to notice something: 2. responsibility for a job or…. Learn more.
OVERSIGHT meaning: 1. a mistake made because of a failure to notice something: 2. responsibility for a job or…. Learn more.
An oversight is a mistake you make when you're not paying full attention. Your failure to add the sugar to the cookies was an unfortunate oversight — you were so engrossed in texting that you forgot it. Oversights are not intentional mistakes. Usually they're just the result of inattention.
1. countable noun. If there has been an oversight, someone has forgotten to do something which they should have done. William was angered and embarrassed by his oversight. By an unfortunate oversight, full instructions do not come with the product. Synonyms: mistake, error, slip, fault More Synonyms of oversight.
unintentional failure to notice or consider; lack of proper attention: Owing to my oversight, the letter was sent unsigned. Synonyms: inattention, neglect, lapse, slip, blunder, mistake. supervision; watchful care: a person responsible for the oversight of the organization.
oversight. noun. /ˈəʊvəsaɪt/. /ˈəʊvərsaɪt/. [countable, uncountable] the fact of making a mistake because you forget to do something or you do not notice something. I didn't mean to leave her name off the list; it was an oversight.
1. an omission or error due to carelessness. My bank statement is full of oversights. 2. unintentional failure to notice or consider; lack of proper attention. Owing to my oversight, the letter was sent unsigned. 3. supervision; watchful care.
OVERSIGHT definition: a mistake that you make by not noticing something or by forgetting to do something. Learn more.
oversight meaning, definition, what is oversight: a mistake in which you forget something ...: Learn more.
