oversee
verb (used with object)
to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage.
overseen
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past participleof oversee.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
Example Sentences
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“This is one of the most challenging elections campaigns we have ever faced,” said Dean Livne, acting director general of Israel’s Central Elections Committee, who has overseen nine elections on the committee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The Smithsonian operates independently of the executive branch and is overseen by a Board of Regents.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
South Africa, another historic player, is home to a ground station that has overseen communications for hundreds of launches.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
In addition to Bakewell, the Aug. 16 Bass fundraiser was hosted by Citizens for Accountable Leadership, or CAL, a volunteer political group overseen by about two dozen Black community leaders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Today, he reported, as the family moved inside to escape the twilight mist that rose from the river, he had overseen the carpenter who was splitting the white oak for the clapboards.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
