underlook

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A concealed or oblique glance.
verb
  1. To look up at from below; to inspect from underneath.
  2. To fail to notice or give due importance to, especially because one is notionally looking too low (found in complement with overlook, as if it meant "to fail to notice because one is looking too high").

Pronunciation

/ˈʌndɚlʊk/ /ˈʌndəlʊk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-underlook.wav /ʌndɚˈlʊk/ /ʌndəˈlʊk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-underlook2.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underlook.wav

Word forms

underlook underlooks underlooking underlooked

Etymology

From Middle English underloken (“look up at? be suspicious of?”), equivalent to under- + look.

Antonyms

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