oversight

noun

/ˈəʊvəsaɪt/

/ˈəʊvərsaɪt/

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[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.
- You can never entirely eliminate human error and oversight.
Extra Examples
- The mistake was due to an unfortunate oversight on my part.
- Through oversight, the bill was still unpaid.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- unfortunate
- administrative
preposition
- by (an) oversight
- due to (an) oversight
- through (an) oversight
- …
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[uncountable] (formal) the state of being in charge of somebody/something
- The committee has oversight of finance and general policy.
Extra Examples
- An enquiry was set up under the oversight of the Police Complaints Authority.
- There is support for a system of independent oversight.

单词	oversight
释义	oversight noun /ˈəʊvəsaɪt/ /ˈəʊvərsaɪt/ jump to other results [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. You can never entirely eliminate human error and oversight. Extra Examples The mistake was due to an unfortunate oversight on my part. Through oversight, the bill was still unpaid. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective unfortunate administrative preposition by (an) oversight due to (an) oversight through (an) oversight … See full entry [uncountable] (formal) the state of being in charge of somebody/something The committee has oversight of finance and general policy. Extra Examples An enquiry was set up under the oversight of the Police Complaints Authority. There is support for a system of independent oversight.
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