From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsupervisesu‧per‧vise /ˈsuːpəvaɪz $ -pər-/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] IN CHARGE OFto be in charge of an activity or person, and make sure that things are done in the correct way Griffiths closely supervised the research.► see thesaurus at control→ See Verb table
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supervise• He sees bits and pieces of it in between working lights and smoke effects and supervising a crew of 10 electricians.• At work, she supervises a production team of fifteen.• Ruff supervises a staff of more than 200 lawyers.• All volunteers are supervised by a qualified nurse.• He spends about 10 days each month back in Hong Kong, supervising projects in the works at his production company.• The teacher's duties that morning included supervising the before-school reading program.• He wanted me to come and supervise the demolition of a block in the Gorbals, at Florence Square.• The court said that schools do not have a duty to supervise the grounds at all times.• Catherine, the same young woman who had come to the farm, supervised the visit in a fenced-in playground.• Tutors would supervise their students' work in the manner of teacher trainers.From Longman Business Dictionarysupervisesu‧per‧vise /ˈsuːpəvaɪz-pər-/ verb [intransitive, transitive] to be in charge of a group of people or a particular area of workShesupervises 26workers in a business with annual sales of £4 million.As managing director, he is supervising a portfolio of investments.The fund manager pleaded guilty to failing to supervise properly. —supervised adjective [only before a noun]The company will qualify forcourt-supervised debt restructuring.the biggestgovernment-supervised election in U.S. labor history→ See Verb tableOrigin supervise (1500-1600) Medieval Latin past participle of supervidere, from Latin videre “to see” 