Test No. [color=blue]incompl/advan-4 “Newspaper Headlines”, question 4
The boss was good enough to … my mistake.
(a) oversee
(b) overtake
(c) overdo
(d) overlook
Test No. [color=blue]incompl/advan-4 “Newspaper Headlines”, answer 4
The boss was good enough to overlook my mistake.
Correct answer: (d) overlook
Your answer was: [color=red]incorrect
The boss was good enough to oversee my mistake.
[size=200]_________________________[/size]
What is the difference between overlook and oversee?
Hi Fishest,
Many thanks for your interesting question.
to oversee means to [color=blue]supervise, [color=blue]to manage
to overlook means to [color=blue]fail to notice or [color=blue]to excuse[YSaerTTEW443543]
TOEIC listening, talks: A young man calls up regarding an advertisement[YSaerTTEW443543]
Why isn’t the sentence: “The boss was good enough to oversee my mistake” correct.
Afterall the boss would be professionally competent (“good”) only when he / she is able to catch (“see”) the mistake of the staff.
Please explain.
Thank you.
Oversee means to manage or supervise. You will certainly agree that you can’t supervise a mistake.[YSaerTTEW443543]
TOEIC listening, question-response: What time is your appointment with Ms. Johnston?[YSaerTTEW443543]
Now I get it. Thank you for the help.
The boss was good enough to fail to notice the mistakes? You said overlook means fail to notice.
The boss was good enough to
excuse
the mistakes.