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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Griswold's office is responsible for supervising Colorado's elections and maintaining the statewide file of voter registrations.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 16 May 2026
As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Start with a real-world workflow and let the agent handle part of the process while a person supervises the outcome.
—Jim Johnson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Meta’s Family Center allows parents to supervise teen accounts and review safety alerts, while platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Discord and Snapchat have introduced supervised experiences and age-appropriate content controls.
—Maureen Flatley, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
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Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 16 May 2026
As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Start with a real-world workflow and let the agent handle part of the process while a person supervises the outcome.
—Jim Johnson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Meta’s Family Center allows parents to supervise teen accounts and review safety alerts, while platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Discord and Snapchat have introduced supervised experiences and age-appropriate content controls.
—Maureen Flatley, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
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“Supervise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervise. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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Etymology
from Latin supervisus, past participle of supervidēre "to oversee," from super- "over, above" and vidēre "to see" — related to vision
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