oversee

American  

[oh-ver-see] / ˌoʊ vərˈsi /

verb (used with object)

oversaw, overseen, overseeing

1. to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage.

   He was hired to oversee the construction crews.

2. to see or observe secretly or unintentionally.

   We happened to oversee the burglar leaving the premises. He was overseen stealing the letters.

3. to survey or watch, as from a higher position.

4. to look over; examine; inspect.

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oversee British  

/ ˌəʊvəˈsiː /

verb

1. to watch over and direct; supervise

2. to watch secretly or accidentally

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Etymology

Origin of oversee

First recorded before 900; Middle English overseen, Old English ofersēon; equivalent to over- + see ¹

Example Sentences

By overseeing how data centers hook up to the grid, federal regulators could make it easier and faster for them to construct their own power supply, administration officials have argued.

From The Wall Street Journal

Best known for steering the reboot of the science-fiction series, Kennedy oversaw hits like The Force Awakens but she was also behind the franchise's first ever box office flop - Solo: A Star Wars Story.

From BBC

Although she praised the care she had received, specialist staff were going to have to come to the emergency department to oversee her rehabilitation because no appropriate bed was available.

From BBC

The Guinean embassy in Moscow, which oversees Belarus, told AFP it was following the case with "great humanitarian concern" and said it had demanded "clarifications".

From Barron's

Many Ugandans still praise him as the man who ended the country's post-independence chaos and oversaw rapid economic growth, even if much was lost to a relentless string of massive corruption scandals.

From Barron's

Related Words

• command
• manage
• supervise
• survey
• watch