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oversee

[oh-ver-see]

verb (used with object)

oversaw, overseen, overseeing. 
  1. to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage.

    He was hired to oversee the construction crews.

  2. to see or observe secretly or unintentionally.

    We happened to oversee the burglar leaving the premises. He was overseen stealing the letters.

  3. to survey or watch, as from a higher position.

  4. to look over; examine; inspect.



oversee

/ ˌəʊəˈː /

verb

  1. to watch over and direct; supervise

  2. to watch secretly or accidentally

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oversee1

First recorded before 900; Middle English overseen, Old English ǴڱŧDz; equivalent to over- + see 1
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It oversees Iran's strategic weapons and controls the paramilitary Basij Resistance Force, which has often been used to suppress domestic dissent.

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Yulin was also a stage director who oversaw productions of several plays, including “The Glass Menagerie,” “The Trip to Bountiful,” “This Lime Tree Bower,” “Men’s Lives” and “The Man Who Came to Dinner.”

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Of the 152 top-flight games Frank has overseen, he has won 54 and lost 60 - claiming 200 points from a possible 456.

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Thursday’s hearing is especially notable because the committee oversees the Pentagon budget.

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The top official on the watchdog commission that oversees the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is being terminated from his position, according to correspondence reviewed by The Times.

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