supervise
verb (used with object)
to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
is supervising
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present progressiveof supervise (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"If we want to stay in this country, we have to" learn to prevent flooding, said Marian Booltink, crisis coordinator at the local flood management association, who is supervising Operation Cloudburst.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
Mr Bellwald has a temporary office there too, where he is supervising the massive clean-up operation - and the rebuild.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
Warren’s case raises questions about how effectively the Probation Department is supervising pretrial defendants at a time when judges increasingly turn to GPS tracking as an alternative to jail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024
One of the two sarcophaguses was decorated with images of grapes and the other with dolphins said A'utul, whose organisation is supervising the work with help from French aid agency Premiere Urgance International.
From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023
And Mr. Gorringe is supervising both teams all the time.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
