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[ oh-ver-see ] / ˌoʊ vərˈsi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR oversee ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), o·ver·saw, o·ver·seen, o·ver·see·ing.to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews. to see or observe secretly or unintentionally: We happened to oversee the burglar leaving the premises. He was overseen stealing the letters. to survey or watch, as from a higher position. to look over; examine; inspect. Origin of overseebefore 900; Middle English overseen,Old English ofersēon.See over-, see1 WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH overseeoverlook, oversee , oversightWords nearby overseeoverscore, overscrupulous, overseas, overseas cap, overseas telegram, oversee, overseer, oversell, oversensitive, overset, oversew Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overseeBut there is no comparable official to oversee efforts for freeing civilian hostages. Did U.S. Policy Get Luke Somers Killed?|Shane Harris|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Some factories do not employ Muslims on the premises who can oversee the process, Nana said. Inside The Growing Organic Halal Movement|Sharon Adarlo|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Russia was considering sending a group of observers to oversee the May 11 referendum, Russian news reported on Tuesday. A Putin Climb-Down on Ukraine?|Igor Kossov|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST It also wants an unelected royal commission be appointed to oversee and implement such measures. Thailand: Into the Void|Lennox Samuels|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Obamacare is just one example of the risks facing politicians who oversee major tech projects. Even the Most Powerful Man in the World Is at the Mercy of the IT Guy|Jill Lawrence|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST I guess it was because there weren't any more Ruths around there to oversee the job. One Way Out|William Carleton Each member of the family had his especial duty to perform, his particular bundles to oversee. If you were to oversee that department, I think there would be a change greatly for the better. Hubert's Wife|Minnie Mary Lee He was obliged to oversee the work as a whole, including young ministers, until it became thoroughly established. The Last Reformation|F. G. [Frederick George] Smith She hired old man John Akins to oversee de plantation, and she evermore did oversee him and de plantation too. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
British Dictionary definitions for oversee
verb -sees, -seeing, -saw or -seen (tr)to watch over and direct; supervise to watch secretly or accidentally Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overseeinspect, command, shepherd, eye, superintend, overlook, watch, boss, herd, chaperon, survey, skipper, captain, baby-sit, quarterback, ride herd on, call the shots, look after, run the show |