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- Dictionaryoversee/ˌəʊvəˈsiː/
verb
- 1. supervise (a person or their work), especially in an official capacity: "the Home Secretary oversees the police service"
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to watch or organize a job or an activity to make certain that it is being done correctly: As marketing manager, her job is to oversee all the company's advertising. Synonyms. manage. superintend formal. supervise. Fewer examples. We've just appointed a coordinator who will oversee the whole project.
1. : survey, watch. From his hilltop home he can oversee the river below. 2. a. : inspect, examine. oversees all new machinery. b. : to watch over and direct (an undertaking, a group of workers, etc.) in order to ensure a satisfactory outcome or performance : supervise. was hired to oversee the design and construction of the new library.
to watch or organize a job or an activity to make certain that it is being done correctly: As marketing manager, her job is to oversee all the company's advertising. Synonyms. manage. superintend formal. supervise. Fewer examples. We've just appointed a coordinator who will oversee the whole project.
oversee in American English. (ˌoʊvərˈsi ) verb transitive Word forms: ˌoverˈsaw, ˌoverˈseen, ˌoverˈseeing. 1. to watch over and manage; supervise; superintend. 2. to catch sight of (a person or persons in some action) secretly or accidentally. 3. to survey; watch.
Oversee definition: to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage. See examples of OVERSEE used in a sentence.
/ˌˈoʊvərˌsi/ /ˈʌʊvəsi/ IPA guide. Other forms: oversees; overseeing; oversaw; overseen; overseed. Definitions of oversee. verb. watch and direct. “Who is overseeing this project?” synonyms: manage, superintend, supervise. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˌˈoʊvərˌsi/ UK. /ˈʌʊvəsi/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Oversee."
Define oversee. oversee synonyms, oversee pronunciation, oversee translation, English dictionary definition of oversee. tr.v. o·ver·saw , o·ver·seen , o·ver·see·ing , o·ver·sees To watch over and direct; supervise.
