supervise
verb
su·per·vise
ˈsü-pər-ˌvīz 
supervised; supervising
: to be in charge of : superintend, oversee
supervise a large staff
supervised the ship's daily operations
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Examples of supervise in a Sentence
The builder supervised the construction of the house.
She supervises a staff of 30 workers.
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Barclays Plc is among Wall Street firms weighing whether to require scores of workers to commute to company offices five days a week, as US brokerage regulators enact new rules for supervising work at home.
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Gillian Tan, Fortune, 22 May 2024
The Free Press asked repeatedly to speak to an investigator who did and also sought an interview with then-director of the State Police Col. Joseph Gasper, who had supervised Moeggenborg at one point.
—John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2024
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Gillian Tan, Fortune, 22 May 2024
The Free Press asked repeatedly to speak to an investigator who did and also sought an interview with then-director of the State Police Col. Joseph Gasper, who had supervised Moeggenborg at one point.
—John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2024
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“Supervise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervise. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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Etymology
from Latin supervisus, past participle of supervidēre "to oversee," from super- "over, above" and vidēre "to see" — related to vision
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