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From Middle English overseen, ouverseen, from Old English ofersēon (“to observe, oversee; to overlook, neglect”), equivalent to over- + see.

literally, transitive To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
figuratively, transitive To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group. It is congress's duty to oversee the spending of federal funds.
transitive To inspect, examine. Gamekeepers oversee a hunting ground to see to the wildlife's welfare and look for poachers.
obsolete, transitive To fail to see; to overlook, ignore. Thereat the Elfe did blush in priuitee, / And turnd his face away; but she the same / Dissembled faire, and faynd to ouersee.
transitive To observe secretly or unintentionally.