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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Andrew McGowan, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Russia’s strategic nuclear forces carried out a readiness test supervised by the country’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.
—Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
The restoration was supervised by Gregg Araki at Resillion and Monkeyland Audio.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Nimish Ganatra, senior assistant prosecuting attorney in Washtenaw County, alleges Savit suspended him and placed him under investigation for filing a Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission complaint against an unnamed Washtenaw assistant prosecutor Ganatra supervised.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Supervise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervise. Accessed 27 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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