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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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The exact process of how collective bargaining would be overseen by the state is not outlined in the proposal.

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has named a new deputy mayor for public safety, installing former FBI official Robert Clark as her top aide overseeing police and fire issues.

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Keith didn't want to sell the business or let Lloyds take a stake, but by December the bank called in its loans and Keith's business collapsed, with PwC paid to oversee the breakup.

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After replacing Russell Martin in December, Juric oversaw six straight defeats and has just one win in his 14 league games at the helm.

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Specifically, he oversaw the Ford Center, the athletic center that consumes roughly a third of the 91-acre project.

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