supervise
verb
su·per·vise ˈsü-pər-ˌvīz 
supervised; supervising
transitive verb
: to be in charge of : superintend, oversee
supervise a large staff
supervised the ship's daily operations
Synonyms
- boss
- captain
- handle
- head
- overlook
- oversee
- quarterback
- superintend
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
The builder supervised the construction of the house. She supervises a staff of 30 workers.
Recent Examples on the Web Her mother missed work at least three days last week to supervise the boy as Spann shifted to virtual learning. 
Michael Goldberg, ajc, 6 Sep. 2022 Her mother missed work at least three days last week to supervise the boy as Spann shifted to virtual learning. Michael Goldberg, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022 Chinese government guidelines issued last year called for multiple agencies to expand staff to supervise algorithms. Karen Hao, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 These people will serve as gatekeepers to supervise the proper integration and representation of disabled people. Josh Wilson, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Garland also played a key role in the investigation of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, traveling to the crime scene to supervise the case against alleged bombing mastermind Timothy McVeigh. Mark Hosenball, The New Republic, 13 June 2022 At one point, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines, Asia’s leading rice importer at the time, deployed armed soldiers to supervise government rice sales. New York Times, 10 June 2022 Kuppenheim plays Carmen, the wife of a Santiago de Chile doctor who heads off to her beach house to supervise its renovation during the holidays. John Hopewell, Variety, 16 May 2022 Serve Robotics, which operates Uber's sidewalk robots, will rely on a remote human operator to supervise deliveries. Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 13 May 2022 See More
Michael Goldberg, ajc, 6 Sep. 2022 Her mother missed work at least three days last week to supervise the boy as Spann shifted to virtual learning. Michael Goldberg, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022 Chinese government guidelines issued last year called for multiple agencies to expand staff to supervise algorithms. Karen Hao, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 These people will serve as gatekeepers to supervise the proper integration and representation of disabled people. Josh Wilson, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Garland also played a key role in the investigation of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, traveling to the crime scene to supervise the case against alleged bombing mastermind Timothy McVeigh. Mark Hosenball, The New Republic, 13 June 2022 At one point, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines, Asia’s leading rice importer at the time, deployed armed soldiers to supervise government rice sales. New York Times, 10 June 2022 Kuppenheim plays Carmen, the wife of a Santiago de Chile doctor who heads off to her beach house to supervise its renovation during the holidays. John Hopewell, Variety, 16 May 2022 Serve Robotics, which operates Uber's sidewalk robots, will rely on a remote human operator to supervise deliveries. Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 13 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin supervisus, past participle of supervidēre, from Latin super- + vidēre to see — more at wit
First Known Use
circa 1645, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
supervise
verb
su·per·vise ˈsü-pər-ˌvīz
supervised; supervising
: to coordinate and direct the activities of
Who will supervise the workers while you are away?
supervises
verb
1
as in oversees
to be in charge of for each sailboat an experienced hand is assigned to supervise a novice seaman Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- oversees
- handles
- manages
- directs
- steers
- superintends
- commands
- heads
- controls
- administers
- captains
- guides
- runs
- orders
- overlooks
- monitors
- bosses
- watches over
- quarterbacks
- shows
- calls the tune (for)
- calls the shots (of)
- governs
- rides herd on
- shepherds
- rules
- reigns
- presides (over)
2
as in manages
to look after and make decisions about supervises all the affairs of the athletic club, including hiring someone to run the summer tennis camp Synonyms & Similar Words
- oversees
- manages
- operates
- regulates
- conducts
- controls
- handles
- governs
- runs
- directs
- administers
- superintends
- tends
- guides
- keeps
- administrates
- protects
- stewards
- steers
- overlooks
- watches over
- watches
- leads
- carries on
- guards
- presides (over)
- safeguards
- pilots
- minds
- micromanages
- cares (for)
- stage-manages
- codirects
- comanages
3
as in watches
to take charge of especially on behalf of another we need someone to supervise the construction project while the foreman is in the hospital Synonyms & Similar Words
- oversees
- watches
- manages
- attends
- operates
- tends
- protects
- controls
- superintends
- conducts
- guards
- governs
- regulates
- runs
- directs
- looks after
- sees to
- guides
- minds
- sees after
- patrols
- administrates
- stewards
- takes care of
- cares (for)
- shepherds
- safeguards
- shields
- babysits
- mothers
- babies
- chaperones
- presides (over)
- chaperons
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ignores
- neglects
- disregards
- forgets
- abandons
- passes over
- asyndesis
- asyndeta
- asyndetic
- asyndetically
- asyndeton
- asyndetons
- asynergiae
- asynergias
- asynergies
- asyntactic
- asyntactical
- asystoles
- Asyût
- at
- at (someone's) discretion
- at a cost
- at a discount
- at a distance of
- at a future date
- at a glance
- at a later date
- at a later/future date
- at a loose end
- at a loss
- at a loss for words