No. 4,778 in German
übersehen
"Übersehen" means "to overlook" or "to miss unintentionally."
In a sentence
Ich habe das kleine Detail im Vertrag übersehen.
I overlooked the small detail in the contract.
In this sentence, 'übersehen' is used to mean 'overlooked' or 'missed', indicating a failure to notice something.
Von hier oben kann man die ganze Stadt übersehen.
From up here, one can oversee the entire city.
In this case, 'übersehen' means 'to oversee' or 'to have a view of', describing the ability to see something in its entirety.
Er fühlte sich von seinen Kollegen übersehen.
He felt overlooked by his colleagues.
Here, 'übersehen' conveys the sense of being ignored or unnoticed by others, reflecting a social context.
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