supervise
verb (used with object)
to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
have supervised
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present perfectof supervise.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Attorney Scott Rosenblum said in August that his client had won several casino jackpots and when he sought to collect them, the officer who would have supervised the transaction “needlessly” ran a search for warrants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2024
Sir Keir Starmer defended plans to have supervised tooth-brushing sessions in some schools, and warned anyone calling it the "nanny state" to "bring it on".
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2024
The partner requested that the no-contact orders be lifted, and a judge in December ruled that Martinelli could have supervised visits with their 14-month-old child.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2022
What’s the polite way to decline to be a professional reference for a person whom I have supervised on a short project lasting a few months?
From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2020
Washington may have supervised the correspondence and influenced its result.
From The Siege of Boston by Allen French
