Definitions for supervise
ˈsu pərˌvaɪzsu·per·vise

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. oversee, supervise, superintend, manageverb

   watch and direct

   "Who is overseeing this project?"

2. monitor, superviseverb

   keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

   "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. superviseverb

   To direct, manage, or oversee; to be in charge

   Without someone to supervise, the group will lack direction.

2. Etymology: Borrowed from supervisus, from supervidere, from super + videre.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To SUPERVISEverb

   To overlook; to oversee; to intend.

   Etymology: super and visus, Latin.

   M. Bayle speaks of the vexation of the supervising of the press, in terms so feeling that they move compassion. William Congreve.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. supervise

   To supervise means to oversee, direct, or manage a person, group, or activity. It involves observing and guiding the progress of a task or behavior to ensure that resources are used appropriately and work is conducted effectively. The term is often associated with roles like managers, team leaders, or superintendents who are in a position of authority.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Superviseverb

   to oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect with authority; as, to supervise the construction of a steam engine, or the printing of a book

2. Superviseverb

   to look over so as to read; to peruse

3. Supervisenoun

   supervision; inspection

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Supervise

   sū-pėr-vīz′, v.i. to oversee: to superintend.—ns. Supervī′sal, Supervi′sion, act of supervising: inspection: control; Supervī′sor, one who supervises: an overseer: an inspector: (Shak.) a spectator.—adjs. Supervī′sory, pertaining to, or having, supervision; Supervis′ūal, beyond the ordinary visual powers. [L. super, over, vidēre, visum, to see.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. supervise

   Be responsible for an activity, people, duty or task.

   The classroom support role is to supervise the children.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 21, 2020  

2. ---

   supervise

   To direct, manage or oversee.

   She did supervise the children but not for long as they were so well behaved and she knew they were safe.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Administer
   • Observe

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'supervise' in Verbs Frequency: #940

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to say supervise in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of supervise in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of supervise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of supervise in a Sentence

1. Paul Fisher:

   I think the Fed can and should be ahead, in the sense of that it’s their job to supervise banks, climate change is clearly a material threat to the banks and they have to supervise that... supervisors ought be getting on with this quietly in the background. Most of the banks recognize it’s a financial risk. It shouldn’t be that controversial.

2. Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler:

   Well, the questions we will ask Attorney General Matt Whitaker will be about Attorney General Matt Whitaker expressed hostility to the investigation, how Attorney General Matt Whitaker can possibly supervise it when Attorney General Matt Whitaker's expressed, when Attorney General Matt Whitaker's come out and said that the investigation is invalid.

3. Jennifer Maddox:

   A lot of people lost their jobs and now they're gradually starting to go back to work, many of the parents we are supporting, they are actually leaving the home to go to work and can't afford to stay at home to supervise their kids while they're on remote learning.

4. Mickey Mehta:

   Supervise your life, supervision means super-vision. Develop a vision of broadened horizons, deeper perspectives and neither jump to conclusions, nor jump to judgements impulsively without a 360 degree view. Have soulful eyes, MickeyMize.

5. Tamotsu Iba:

   Sony is like a ship that has set sail in the stormy weather of the electronics business, led by a captain who's using a flawed nautical map, he doesn't have the sensibility or intellect to notice it's wrong. Do board members, who should be in a position to supervise the captain, not notice? Are they tolerating it, not willing to point it out?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=supervise
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Supervise
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=supervise
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervise
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=supervise
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=supervise