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
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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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Curran, if confirmed, would be new to managing the agency’s $3 billion budget and supervising its more than 8,000 employees.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
French military personnel are part of the monitoring committee supervising the ceasefire, which aims to pave the way for stabilization and reconstruction.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Legal and mental health experts say there are no easy answers about where someone in Perkins’ condition should be detained or supervised.
—Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
In an announcement accompanying the order, Evans said the move came at the request of both Nowinski and Judge Judith Rice, who supervises the court’s domestic violence division.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
French military personnel are part of the monitoring committee supervising the ceasefire, which aims to pave the way for stabilization and reconstruction.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Legal and mental health experts say there are no easy answers about where someone in Perkins’ condition should be detained or supervised.
—Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
In an announcement accompanying the order, Evans said the move came at the request of both Nowinski and Judge Judith Rice, who supervises the court’s domestic violence division.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Supervise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervise. Accessed 22 Jan. 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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