supervise
verb
su·per·vise
ˈsü-pər-ˌvīz 
supervised; supervising
: to be in charge of : superintend, oversee
supervise a large staff
supervised the ship's daily operations
Examples of supervise in a Sentence
The builder supervised the construction of the house.
She supervises a staff of 30 workers.
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But in August, Putin signed a decree abolishing two presidential departments Kozak supervised, likely in preparation for his departure, the ISW said.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Langan is accused in the indictment of personally supervising RCI's negotiations with the auditor and approving payment of bribes.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Vilnius Reuters — Detonations of parcels carried by DHL and DPD in Europe in 2024 were organized and supervised by Russian citizens with ties to Russian military intelligence, Lithuania’s general prosecution service and criminal police said on Wednesday.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Langan is accused in the indictment of personally supervising RCI's negotiations with the auditor and approving payment of bribes.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Babcock is also the sound designer, supervising sound editor, and re-recording mixer for the upcoming film Nuremberg, starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Supervise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervise. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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Etymology
from Latin supervisus, past participle of supervidēre "to oversee," from super- "over, above" and vidēre "to see" — related to vision
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