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    [ˈso͞opərˌvīz]
    verb
    supervise (verb) · supervises (third person present) · supervised (past tense) · supervised (past participle) · supervising (present participle)
    1. observe and direct the execution of (a task, project, or activity):
      "the sergeant left to supervise the loading of the trucks"
      • observe and direct the work of (someone):
        "nurses were supervised by a consulting psychiatrist"
      • keep watch over (someone) in the interest of their or others' security:
        "prisoners were supervised by two officers"
    Origin
    late 15th century (in supervising, noun, in the sense ‘surveying (of a situation)’): from medieval Latin supervis- ‘surveyed, supervised’, from supervidere, from super- ‘over’ + videre ‘to see’.
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    1. observe and direct the execution of (a task, project, or activity):
      superintend
      oversee
      direct
      administer
      manage
      run
      look after
      govern
      operate
      conduct
      organize
      handle
      guide
      steer
      pilot
      be in charge of
      be in control of
      preside over
      be responsible for
     
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    What does supervision mean?
    SUPERVISE definition: 1. to watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly, safely, etc…. Learn more.

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    What does supervise mean?
    from Latin supervisus, past participle of supervidēre "to oversee," from super- "over, above" and vidēre "to see" — related to vision Nglish: Translation of supervise for Spanish Speakers Britannica English: Translation of supervise for Arabic Speakers Love words? Need even more definitions?

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    What does it mean to supervise an activity or a person?
    If you supervise an activity or a person, you make sure that the activity is done correctly or that the person is behaving correctly. I supervise the packing of all orders. 2 meanings: 1. to direct or oversee the performance or operation of 2. to watch over so as to maintain order, etc.... Click for more definitions.

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    Do you supervise a person?
    The key is to supervise them properly. It would therefore have an added incentive to supervise them properly. He cannot be controlled, supervised, or directed by the client. If you supervise an activity or a person, you make sure that the activity is done correctly or that the person is behaving correctly. I supervise the packing of all orders.

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    present simple: I supervise, you supervise [...] past simple: I supervised, you supervised [...] • observe, guide, monitor, oversee [...] • oversee, run, manage, control [...] Why have you flagged this sentence?

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    What does supervisus mean?
    Borrowed from Medieval Latin supervisus, from supervidere, from Latin super + videre. Doublet of survey. supervise (third-person singular simple present supervises, present participle supervising, simple past and past participle supervised) (transitive) To oversee or direct a task or organization.

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    If you supervise an activity or a person, you make sure that the activity is done correctly or that the person is doing a task or behaving correctly. A team was sent to supervise the elections in Nicaragua.

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