Oversee / Look over / Overlook
Different meaningsOversee means supervise; look over means examine; overlook usually means fail to notice, excuse or have a view over something.
Oversee
Use when
You mean supervise, manage or be responsible for work carried out by others.
Example
“Finance will oversee the procurement exercise.”
Look over
Use when
You mean examine or review something, often briefly.
Example
“Please look over the draft before it is submitted for clearance.”
Overlook
Use when
You mean fail to notice something, deliberately excuse it, or have a view over a place.
Example
“The review overlooked a duplicated payment.”
Quick check
overlook the project when supervise is meant, oversee the draft when review is meant, look over a team when manage is meant
Usage note
Use oversee when management or supervision is intended; use look over for a review and overlook for something missed, excused or viewed from above.