oversee
- to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
- to see or observe secretly or unintentionally: We happened to oversee the burglar leaving the premises. He was overseen stealing the letters.
- to survey or watch, as from a higher position.
- to look over; examine; inspect.
Origin of oversee
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Contemporary Examples of oversaw
Two years ago in Michigan, she oversaw AFP operations to help the Republican-controlled legislature pass sweeping anti-union laws.
Umberto, who went by Albert, oversaw mob killings during his reign in the mid-1900s.
Filed away within the annals of the New York Historical Society, it escaped the notice of those who oversaw the archives.
He oversaw a brutal regime, aimed at instilling respect, deference and acceptance of duty into the princes.
He implemented the program, oversaw it, and defended it, to say nothing of the secret prisons, which he also directed.
Historical Examples of oversaw
The younger Vestals, whose attendance on the sacred fire and care of the Temple she oversaw, wondered at her exacting petulance.
A Friend of CaesarWilliam Stearns Davis
Mr. Templeton had two children—a son who was with Price, and a daughter who oversaw the household, the mother being dead.
The Courier of the OzarksByron A. Dunn
This was no slight aid to her, and leaving the management of the helm to him, she oversaw the management of the piece herself.
Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate CaptainMaturin Murray Ballou
Austin was at home in the morning and evening and oversaw their work, helping with the heavier part.
The Hero of Hill HouseMable Hale
oversee
- to watch over and direct; supervise
- to watch secretly or accidentally