Why do the words ‘overlook’ and ‘oversee’ mean different things when look and see are nearly synonym

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Why do the words ‘overlook’ and ‘oversee’ mean different things when look and see are nearly synonym [Answer]

Cestelle 15 02,2021

Because English doesn't actually have rules, only patterns found after the fact, and words are assigned definition by how people use them, not by what their individual parts mean. reply

15 02,2021

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Why do the words ‘overlook’ and ‘oversee’ mean different things when look and see are nearly synonym

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