verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To oversee or direct a task or organization. transitive

   "Without someone to supervise them, the group will lack direction."

2. 2
   keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance wordnet
3. 3
   To look over so as to read; to peruse. obsolete, transitive

   "Let me supervise the canzonet."

4. 4
   watch and direct wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

monitoroverseesuperintendadministeradministrateattend

Example

More examples

"While she is writing, her dad will supervise."

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin supervisus, from supervidere, from Latin super + videre. Doublet of survey.

Related phrases

look over

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