supervise
verb (used with object)
to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
has been supervising
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present perfect progressiveof supervise (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The setup is the work of two technicians led by Frédéric Dorieux, who has been supervising the visual and lighting design since the show launched.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
The EU has been supervising talks to normalize their ties, but those talks are bogged down.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
Gabriel Ortiz, who has been supervising the deployment of troopers in Austin.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2023
The IAEA, which has been supervising the clean-up and management of Fukushima, is expected to release a final report on the site and the plan for the wastewater release later in June.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 23, 2023
Zhurzhenko has been supervising animators at the Kyiv-based studio for their latest project, which employs the same fully painted techniques seen in the 2017 Van Gogh animated biography.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
