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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The network also recently hired an ombudsperson—someone with no experience supervising a newsroom and a background leading the right-wing Hudson Institute think tank—to assess complaints of biased programming.
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Time, 7 Oct. 2025
Wismann left electric bike maker Zero Motorcycles in May after nine years supervising product development to devote himself to what began as a passion project.
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In the position, Clark supervises the LAPD, the Los Angeles Fire Department, the Emergency Management Department, the Los Angeles Port Police and the Los Angeles Airport Police, according to the Los Angeles Sentinel.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Time, 7 Oct. 2025
Wismann left electric bike maker Zero Motorcycles in May after nine years supervising product development to devote himself to what began as a passion project.
—New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
Harkaway was an executive consultant on the series and José Luis Escolar’s Deabru Kalea Filmeak supervised production in Bizkaia.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
In the position, Clark supervises the LAPD, the Los Angeles Fire Department, the Emergency Management Department, the Los Angeles Port Police and the Los Angeles Airport Police, according to the Los Angeles Sentinel.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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 10 Oct. 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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