Oversight - English meaning

noun

The process or activity of running a business, organization, etc.

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The day-to-day administration of the company

noun

The management or control of an organization

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[ u ] he’s studying business administration., [ c ] the clinton administration has been full of sur…

noun

The activity of managing or dealing with a business activity

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Administration of the scheme is costly in terms of time., she studied business administration at ne…

noun

A stupid or careless mistake.

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She stopped, finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made

verb

Make a stupid or careless mistake; act or speak clumsily.

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He knew he'd blundered

noun

A big mistake, especially one resulting from a lack of care or thought

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His failure to respond immediately to the accusations was a major political blunder., he feared he …

noun

A mistake, or a small cut or injury

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I did a boo-boo! i spilled coffee!

noun

An embarrassing mistake.

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The boob was spotted by a security expert at the show

verb

Make an embarrassing mistake.

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We found that we had boobed and the booking was for the previous week

noun

A woman's breast.

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Her tummy is trim, her legs long (for obvious reasons), her boobs big, and her butt nice and round.

noun

The provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something.

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The care of the elderly

verb

Feel concern or interest; attach importance to something.

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They don't care about human life

noun

The process of protecting someone or something and providing what that person or thing needs

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The standard of care at our local hospital is excellent., mira's going to be very weak for a long t…

noun

Failure to give sufficient attention to avoiding harm or errors; negligence.

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Most road accidents are caused by carelessness on the part of motorists

noun

The fact of not taking or showing enough care and attention

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Most of the forest fires this spring were caused by human carelessness., a moment of carelessness c…

verb

Demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied.

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Wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150

noun

A price asked for goods or services.

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Our standard charge for a letter is £25

noun

An ambassador's deputy.

verb

Give an authoritative or peremptory order.

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A gruff voice commanded us to enter

noun

An authoritative order.

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He obeyed her commands without question

verb

An authoritative direction or instruction to do something

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

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The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

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He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb

Power to direct or determine

noun

The protective care or guardianship of someone or something.

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The property was placed in the custody of a trustee

noun

The right or duty to care for someone or something, as for a child whose parents have separated or died

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The court awarded custody of the child to the mother., the police have taken the suspect into custo…

noun

The legal right to manage and look after another person's money, investments, etc.

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Investment advisers with actual custody of clients' funds pose a higher risk to clients.

noun

A course along which someone or something moves.

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She set off in the opposite direction

noun

The position toward which someone or something moves or faces

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Cars were facing every direction after slamming into each other on the icy road., i glanced in her …

noun

The position towards which someone or something moves or faces

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In a direction "no, go that way," i said, pointing in the opposite direction., in the direction of …

noun

A mistake.

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Spelling errors

noun

A mistake, esp. in a way that can be discovered as wrong, or the making of such mistakes

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[ c ] a spelling/mathematical error, [ u ] investigators said the train crash was caused by human e…

noun

Something done or written by accident that is not correct, not accurate, or does not give the right result

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Make/introduce an error can i amend my vat return online if i've made an error?, correct/find an er…

verb

Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.

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He failed in his attempt to secure election

noun

A mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test.

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A fail grade

verb

To not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do

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She moved to london in the hope of finding work as a model, but failed., this method of growing tom…

noun

Lack of success.

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An economic policy that is doomed to failure

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The fact of someone or something not succeeding

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Complete failure the meeting was a complete failure., total failure now she finally had to admit th…

noun

The fact of not doing something that you must do or are expected to do

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Failure to his failure to return her phone call made her realize that something was wrong., failure…

noun

An unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character.

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My worst fault is impatience

verb

Criticize for inadequacy or mistakes.

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Her superiors could not fault her dedication to the job

noun

A quality in a person that shows that the person is not perfect, or a condition of something that shows that it is not working perfectly

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He loves me in spite of my faults., some people find fault in everything they see., i screwed up, s…

noun

Lapse of memory.

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She teased him for his forgetfulness

noun

The quality of being forgetful (= often forgetting things)

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He should not be responsible for children because of his forgetfulness as a result of the accident.…

noun

A mistake.

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With a sense of humour, embarrassing goofs can be turned into something positive

verb

Behave in a silly way or playful way.

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They started goofing around in front of the cameras

verb

To make a silly mistake

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If tom hadn't goofed and missed that shot, we'd have won the game., she goofed her lines (= said th…

noun

The group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; a particular ministry in office.

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The government's economic record

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The group of people who officially control a country

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The government of israel, the government is/are expected to announce its/their tax proposals today.…

noun

The system used for controlling a country, city, or group of people

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The 1990s saw a shift to democratic government in eastern europe., what this state needs is really …

verb

Feel or manipulate with the hands.

Usage examples:

Heavy paving slabs can be difficult to handle

noun

The part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled.

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A holdall with two carrying handles

noun

A name or nickname.

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That's some handle for a baby

noun

The quality or state of not being accurate.

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A weapon of notorious inaccuracy

noun

A situation in which a fact or measurement is not completely correct or exact

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The film is full of historical inaccuracies., the inaccuracy of the missiles greatly diminishes the…

noun

Lack of attention; distraction.

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A moment of inattention which could have cost lives

noun

Failure to give attention

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Her disappointing exam results are entirely due to her inattention in class.

noun

Careful examination or scrutiny.

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On closer inspection it looked like a fossil

noun

The act of looking at something carefully in order to discover information

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[ u ] at first she suspected that the letter was a forgery, but on closer inspection (= looked at m…

noun

The act of looking at something carefully to check its quality or condition

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Carry out/make an inspection normally you will carry out an inspection of the goods as soon as poss…

noun

A brief or temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgement.

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A lapse of concentration in the second set cost her the match

verb

(of a right, privilege, or agreement) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire.

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He let his membership of cnd lapse

noun

The process of dealing with or controlling things or people.

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The management of the economy

noun

An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgement.

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Miscalculations were made in counting properties

noun

The act of calculating an amount wrongly

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The claim that the group's net asset value was $22 a share was a miscalculation., miscalculation of…

noun

An act or judgement that is misguided or wrong.

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Coming here was a mistake

verb

Be wrong about.

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Because i was inexperienced i mistook the nature of our relationship

noun

An action or decision that is wrong or produces a result that is not correct or not intended

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We all make mistakes., [ + to infinitive ] it was a mistake to come to this restaurant without a re…

verb

Fail to care for properly.

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The old churchyard has been sadly neglected

noun

The state of being uncared for.

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The place had a hopeless air of neglect

noun

Failure to take proper care over something.

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His injury was due to the negligence of his employers

noun

Failure to give enough care or attention to someone or something that you are responsible for

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Alleged/criminal/professional negligence she is claiming damages for alleged negligence in the hand…

noun

The fact of not giving enough care or attention to someone or something

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Medical negligence

noun

A person or thing that has been left out or excluded.

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There are glaring omissions in the report

noun

The fact of not including something that should have been included, or the thing that is not included

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We are not responsible for the omission of information from this website., the document contained a…

verb

Lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance.

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I slipped over on the ice

noun

An act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance.

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A single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside

noun

A small piece of paper, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.

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His monthly salary slip

phrasal verb

Make a careless error.

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They often slipped up when it came to spelling

phrasal verb

To make a small mistake, often as a result of not thinking carefully

Usage examples:

It's easy for a journalist to slip up and use somebody else's idea without crediting him or her., t…

phrasal verb

To make a mistake

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We can't afford to slip up when we're risking so much money., there is a solution for taxpayers who…

noun

The management or arrangement of an activity or organization; supervision.

Usage examples:

The school was under the superintendence of the nuns of the convent

noun

The action of supervising someone or something.

Usage examples:

He was placed under the supervision of a probation officer

noun

The activity of managing a department, project, etc. and of making sure that things are done correctly and according to the rules

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Supervision of sb/sth supervision of capital markets will help to mobilize resources for investment…

noun

Close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.

Usage examples:

He found himself put under surveillance by british military intelligence

noun

The act of watching a person or a place, esp. a person believed to be involved with criminal activity or a place where criminals gather

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The parking lot is kept under video surveillance.