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
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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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
The president has also moved to fill both advisory boards supervising the ballroom project with his own aides and appointees.
—ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
Vernon was extremely involved in both his son's business and personal affairs and often supervised Priscilla's stays at Graceland before they were married.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
It was supervised not by Streets and San, but by the Department of Environment — though the Streets and Sanitation still handled the pickup, while Waste Management ran the sorting centers.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for supervise
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“Supervise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervise. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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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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