supervise Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb watch and direct
oversee; superintend; manage.
- Who is overseeing this project?
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verb keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
monitor.
- we are monitoring the air quality
- the police monitor the suspect's moves
WordNet
Su`per*vise" transitive verb
Etymology
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Definitions
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To oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect with authority; as, to .supervise the construction of a steam engine, or the printing of a book -
To look over so as to read; to peruse. Obs. Shak.Syn. -- See Superintend .
Su`per*vise" noun
Definitions
Supervision; inspection. Obs.