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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Charles Lamanna, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
Caught on video But the footage that has been released, along with vourt filings, paint a disturbing portrait of the day when just three adults were assigned to supervise Stephora and 86 other students.
—Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
The state would have to facilitate enrollment, keep mailing addresses or bank information updated and supervise transfers for more than 5 million Coloradans every single month.
—Jennifer C. Greenfield, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
He is dedicated to advancing clean energy infrastructure and has supervised the deployment of numerous commercial solar energy projects.
—William Jones, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Supervise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervise. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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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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