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 flights will have regular communications with air traffic control towers, a wide array of sensors on board and someone supervising the plane from below.
Plans for the company’s air taxis also are being tested at two other U.S. airports., Houston and Long Beach, California.
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
Never feed or approach bears, secure all garbage, clean and store grills and fire pits properly, store any toys when not in use and make sure young children and pets are supervised when outside.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Brian Williams, another Greenberg Gross attorney and co-counsel for both plaintiffs, said failures by Orange and Tustin school officials to supervise Alcala are appalling.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Congress created the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board through the 1961 Fulbright–Hays Act of 1961 to supervise the U.S. government's flagship program of international educational and cultural exchange.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 12 June 2025
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
Never feed or approach bears, secure all garbage, clean and store grills and fire pits properly, store any toys when not in use and make sure young children and pets are supervised when outside.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Brian Williams, another Greenberg Gross attorney and co-counsel for both plaintiffs, said failures by Orange and Tustin school officials to supervise Alcala are appalling.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Congress created the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board through the 1961 Fulbright–Hays Act of 1961 to supervise the U.S. government's flagship program of international educational and cultural exchange.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 12 June 2025
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“Supervise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervise. Accessed 6 Jul. 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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