supervise
verb (used with object)
to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
had supervised
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past perfectof supervise.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had supervised an all-female marketing team, of which three employees were young moms with children under 3, according to the complaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, president of Stanford, resigned in August after an investigation found serious flaws in studies he had supervised going back decades.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
After all, Heroes' Acre had been built by him and he had supervised the burial there of many of his former comrades in the liberation struggle, including Sally, his first wife.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2022
He was 57, and had supervised several missile production projects.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 6, 2022
After all, someone had selected these families to care for us, someone had supervised them, and everyone had acted with the understanding that they were accountable for the kind of care we received.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
