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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Each expert agrees that tummy time should always be supervised, no matter how old the baby is or where it's being performed.
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Kristina Behr, Parents, 12 July 2024
In 2003, Insite in Vancouver opened as the first legal, supervised safe consumption site in North America.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024
Soon after, Liberty Healthcare, the company contracted to supervise Wakefield and other SVPs, proposed a home in Mount Helix.
—Lyndsay Winkley, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
But now, his catalog will be supervised by the whims of a prosecutor for the duration of his parole.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024
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Kristina Behr, Parents, 12 July 2024
In 2003, Insite in Vancouver opened as the first legal, supervised safe consumption site in North America.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024
Soon after, Liberty Healthcare, the company contracted to supervise Wakefield and other SVPs, proposed a home in Mount Helix.
—Lyndsay Winkley, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
But now, his catalog will be supervised by the whims of a prosecutor for the duration of his parole.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024
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“Supervise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervise. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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from Latin supervisus, past participle of supervidēre "to oversee," from super- "over, above" and vidēre "to see" — related to vision
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