supervise
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supervise
- /ˈsuː.pə.vaɪz/ UK
- /ˈsu.pɚˌvaɪz/ Canada, US
- /ˈsʉː.pə.vɑez/ Australia
- /ˈsʉː.pə.vaɪz/ New Zealand
- [ˈsʉː.pə.vɑe̯z] New Zealand
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin supervisus, from supervidere, from Latin super + videre. Doublet of survey.
verb supervises · supervising · supervised · supervize
- To oversee or direct (a task or organization). Without someone to supervise them, the group will lack direction.
- To oversee a task, organization, etc.; to provide supervision; to act as a supervisor. Under the Medicare Benefits Schedule, doctors can’t claim payment from the government for a Covid-19 vaccination provided in their clinic by a nurse, unless a GP is on the premises to supervise.
- To look over so as to read; to peruse. Let me supervise the canzonet.
Similar: superintend
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: superintend, monitor, manage, oversee, supervision, supervisory, superintendent, govern, mentor, monitoring, authority, guide, regulate, surveillance, control, frame
verb
Similar: superintend
Translations
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verb to oversee or direct
| Español | supervisar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 管制 guǎnzhì |
| Português | supervisar, supervisionar |
| Français | superviser, encadrer |
| Deutsch | beaufsichtigen |
| Ελληνικά | εποπτεύω epoptévo, επιβλέπω epivlépo |
| Română | superviza |
| Русский | заве́довать zavédovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | cai quản |
Talk about this word "supervise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/supervise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. supervise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/supervise "supervise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/supervise.Cite this
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title = {supervise},
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