supervise
verb (used with object)
to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
was supervising
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past progressiveof supervise.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Fuad Farhat, 55, from the area's Bab Touma district, was supervising the deployment of several unarmed, black-clad Christian men with walkie-talkies in front of the churches.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
His initial role on the Horizon team was supervising the machine which produced cryptographic keys to secure Horizon machines.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2024
One was taking a department-mandated recertification test, and the other — the range master — was supervising.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration named Mike Brennan, who was supervising hurricane forecasters during one of the busiest times for storms hitting America, as the new director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
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
