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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And another question: Isn’t anyone supervising the people who design these things?
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Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025
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In 1998, Martin began supervising legal clinics for low-income residents as an aide to the human rights office for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Mar. 2025
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Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025
Environmental Protection Agency staff members across the country have been told by supervisors they are prohibited from communicating with grantee partners they are supposed to supervise and monitor, according to multiple sources inside the EPA and others working directly with the agency.
—Maryalice Parks, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Agents are proliferating to such an extent that the IT support platform that helps businesses automate and organize processes and services has released a tool to supervise all the AI agents that are replacing your employees.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
In 1998, Martin began supervising legal clinics for low-income residents as an aide to the human rights office for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Supervise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervise. Accessed 24 Mar. 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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