supervise
verb (used with object)
to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
supervised
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past participleof supervise.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof supervise.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
superviseverb (used with object)to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
Example Sentences
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They had piloted the service with some of those users after securing permits to offer supervised robotaxi rides from London’s transport authority last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Tesla currently offers autonomous rideshare services in six cities across Texas and Florida, as well as supervised trips in the San Francisco Bay Area.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
For decades, he supervised the coal conveyor belt that fed generators, breathing in dust and gas that "nipped his throat".
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Perez Hilton was granted supervised visits with his three children after his mother was awarded temporary custody following his recent mental health crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
I’d also heard that Mrs. Vaughan was standing up for the Colored women she supervised, helping them to get better assignments, as well as the promotions and raises they’d previously been denied.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
