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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His duties included supervising the exhumation of thousands of corpses, the victims of genocide and other atrocities carried out by Hussein’s regime.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025
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Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2025
There’s similar apprehension about the new Judicial Disciplinary Tribunal that’s meant to supervise judges in office.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
His duties included supervising the exhumation of thousands of corpses, the victims of genocide and other atrocities carried out by Hussein’s regime.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025
Separatist worlds rebel The ex-Republic Intelligence agent Berch Teller attempts to betray the Empire from within but is foiled by Tarkin, whom the Emperor rewards with a promotion to Grand Moff and a new role supervising the construction of a superweapon above Geonosis.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
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“Supervise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervise. Accessed 2 Jun. 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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