oversee
Americanverb (used with object)
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to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage.
He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
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to see or observe secretly or unintentionally.
We happened to oversee the burglar leaving the premises. He was overseen stealing the letters.
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to survey or watch, as from a higher position.
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to look over; examine; inspect.
verb
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to watch over and direct; supervise
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to watch secretly or accidentally
Etymology
Origin of oversee
First recorded before 900; Middle English overseen, Old English ofersēon; equivalent to over- + see 1
Example Sentences
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What mattered was that the general public didn’t have a problem pouring millions of dollars into training and overseeing Glitchers as long as it kept the future intact.
From Literature
Caden’s father, Steve, is the global chairman and chief executive of Allied Universal, the private security provider for many Fortune 500 companies, and he oversees the third-largest private employer in North America.
From Los Angeles Times
Fidelity, one of America’s biggest financial conglomerates, manages mutual funds and ETFs, oversees workplace retirement plans and offers individual brokerage accounts.
Abel wrote that he will oversee Berkshire’s stock portfolio, just as Buffett did as CEO.
The Build With Ukraine model “is important to us, because it means additional weapons for our front line, paid for by our partners,” said Oleksandr Kamyshin, Zelensky’s adviser for strategic affairs who oversees military industries.
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