supervise

verb

su·per·vise | \ ˈsü-pər-ˌvīz

supervised; supervising

Definition of supervise

transitive verb

: 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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Pederson must now serve a three-year period of parole, known as supervised release, with conditions for that period set by the Department of Corrections, Callinan said. — Jim Newton, Lake County News-Sun, "Man convicted of terrorist threat against Lake County Courthouse sentenced and released," 9 July 2018 In any event, the memo is no basis to demand that Mr. Barr, when confirmed, recuse himself from his duty to supervise Mr. Mueller’s investigation. — Michael B. Mukasey, WSJ, "The Phony Attack on William Barr," 24 Dec. 2018 Busy moms can bring kids to be supervised for $3 per child. — Mary Lou Cruz, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Sunrise area events July 18-28," 13 July 2018 Managers too lazy to supervise or too cowardly to fire would dispatch to the copy desk anybody who had bungled every other assignment. — John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com, "We owe a debt to Hank Glamann," 13 July 2018 Trade-Tech President Laurence Frank assigned two of his vice presidents, Leticia Barajas and Kaneesha Tarrant, to supervise development of the program. — Rosanna Xia, latimes.com, "L.A. Trade-Tech administrators received $157,000 for work they failed to justify, investigation finds," 8 July 2018 Dogs need to be supervised with those kinds of treats. — Cathy M. Rosenthal, courant.com, "Pet World: Wide-Awake Cat Is Keeping Her Up All Night," 5 July 2018 During the courtship period, possible mates spend time together with family members there to supervise, never alone. — Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, "John David Duggar Is Courting Abbie Burnett: 'We Fell in Love Very Quickly'," 26 June 2018 That tweet spoke volumes to Dave Sullivan, an analyst at research firm AutoPacific who used to supervise Ford Motor factories. — Fortune, "'Words Fail Me. It’s Insanity.' While Elon Musk Loves Tesla's New Tent Factory, Others Aren't So Sure," 25 June 2018

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