supervise

su·per·vise  (spr-vz)

tr.v. su·per·vised, su·per·vis·ing, su·per·vis·es

To have the charge and direction of; superintend.

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[Middle English *supervisen, from Medieval Latin supervidre, supervs- : Latin super-, super- + Latin vidre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: supervise, boss¹, overlook, oversee, superintend
These verbs mean to have the direction and oversight of the performance of others: supervised a team of investigators; bossed a construction crew; overlooks farm hands; overseeing plumbers and electricians; superintend a household staff.

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supervise

Verb

[-vising, -vised]

1. to direct the performance or operation of (an activity or a process)

2. to watch over (people) so as to ensure appropriate behaviour [Latin super- over + videre to see]

supervision n
supervisor n
supervisory adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	supervise - watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" oversee, superintend, manage administer, administrate - work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds" build - order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state"
	2.	supervise - keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance; "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves" monitor sleuth, snoop, spy, stag - watch, observe, or inquire secretly observe - watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals"

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supervise

verb 1. observe, guide, monitor, oversee, keep an eye on

verb 2. oversee, run, manage, control, direct, handle, conduct, look after, be responsible for, administer, inspect, preside over, keep an eye on, be on duty at, superintend, have or be in charge of

Translations

supervise [ˈsuːpəvaɪz] vt → supervisar

supervise [ˈsuːpəvaɪz] vt [+ children etc] → surveiller [+ organization, work]; diriger

supervise [ˈsuːpəvaɪz] vt → beaufsichtigen

supervise [ˈsuːpəvaɪz] vt [+ person etc] → sorvegliare [+ organization]; soprintendere a

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supervise

v supervise [ˈsuːpəvaiz]

to direct, control or be in charge of (work, workers etc) She supervises the typists. toesig hou يُراقِب، يُناظِر، يُشْرِف надзиравам kontrolovat, dohlížet føre tilsyn med beaufsichtegen επιβλέπω supervisar, controlar juhtima, vastutama سرپرستي كردن valvoa diriger לְפַקֵח עַל- पर्यवेक्षणा करना nadgledati, upravljati ellenőriz mengawasi stjórna, hafa umsjón með dirigere, sorvegliare 監督する ...을 감독하다, 관리하다 prižiūrėti kontrolēt; uzraudzīt; pārzināt menyelia toezicht hebben ha oppsyn med nadzorować supervisar a dirija, a supra­veghea, a super­viza заведовать; контролировать kontrolovať, dozerať nadzirati nadgledati övervaka, ha tillsyn över ตรวจตรา teftiş etmek, denetlemek 監督 наглядати; завідувати دیکھ بھال کرنا giám sát 监督

n ˌsuperˈvision [-ˈviʒən]

the act or work of supervising or state of being supervised The firm's accounts are under the personal supervision of the manager; These children should have more supervision. toesig مُراقَبَه، مُناظَرَه، إشْراف надзор dozor; vedení tilsyn die Aufsicht επίβλεψη supervisión juhtimine, järelevalve سرپرستي valvonta supervision פִּיקוּח पर्यवेक्षण, निरीक्षण, अधीक्षण kontrola, nadgledanje ellenőrzés pengawasan umsjón, eftirlit; verkstjórn supervisione, sorveglianza 監督 감독, 관리 priežiūra kontrole; uzraudzība; pārziņa penyeliaan toezicht tilsyn, overoppsyn, kontroll kontrola, nadzór supervisão supraveghere, su­per­vizare контроль; надзор;наблюдение dozor; dohľad nadzor nadgledanje övervakning, tillsyn, kontroll การดูแลตรวจตรา teftiş, denetleme 監督 нагляд; завідування نگرانی sự giám sát 监督

n ˈsupervisor

a person who supervises. toesighouer مُشْرِف надзирател dozorce, kontrolor, -ka tilsynsførende der/die Aufseher(in) επόπτης supervisor järelevaataja, vastutaja سرپرست valvoja, ohjaaja superviseur/-eure מְפָקֵח पर्यवेक्षक nadglednik, rukovodilac ellenőr pengawas umsjónarmaður, stjórnandi supervisore 監督 감독자, 관리자 prižiūrėtojas inspektors; pārzinis penyelia supervisor avdelingssjef; tilsynsmann kontroler, inspektor supervisor supraveghetor, supervisor контролёр; надзиратель; инспектор dozorca, -kyňa; kontrolór, -ka; inšpektor nadzornik nadzornik upp-, tillsyningsman, förman ผู้ควบคุมดูแล müfettiş, denetçi 監督者 доглядач; наглядач نگراں người giám sát 监督者