supervise
verb (used with object)
to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
have been supervising
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present perfect progressiveof supervise.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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And in Northern Ireland, some nursery staff have been supervising toothbrushing since 2016, in a funded programme targeting the poorest 20% of areas.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
I have been supervising her taking it to make sure she does, but she is getting more and more resistant.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2020
Right now he should have been supervising blood-curdling screams, the smoke machines and even the stink of fake vomit for the theme park's Halloween event.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2020
Several police officers have been supervising the terminal entrance and members of the Royal Bahamas Defense Force have been providing some security around the perimeter.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2019
By early 1951, no one seems to have been supervising him.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2017
