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# an oversight

phrase (noun: an oversight, oversights)

«an oversight» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism) a mistake made by not noticing or forgetting something.
2. (literal, formal) the job of watching over and checking something: oversight of the budget.

### In the lessons

Official letters, companies and politicians use it to make a failure sound like a small slip; all regions.

### Examples

- Leaving you off the list was an oversight.
- Company: «The error was an oversight and has been corrected.»
- It was an oversight — I forgot to sign the form.
- The committee has oversight of the school budget.
- Politician: «An oversight, nothing more.»
- School letter: «Due to an oversight, the trip date was printed wrongly; please see the corrected letter.»

### Note

Stands for «a mistake, something forgotten». Strange trap: «oversight» can mean both «missing something» and «watching over something» — read the context.