supervise
verb (used with object)
to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
supervising
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present participleof supervise.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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His order bars Essayli from participating in or supervising their cases, including overseeing the attorneys handling them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
It’s that a woman who has paid to delegate a household task may find herself unexpectedly responsible for supervising its completion.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
He started his career at SpiceJet, said Captain Gurucharan Arora, former director of flight operations at the low-cost Indian carrier, who remembers supervising him on a simulator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Parents supervising a teen account would get daily notifications of time spent, prompts to review settings and the power to adjust school hours.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Later I learned she complained that a teenage boy was supervising me, which was against regulations.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
