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Dictionary: o·ver·see   (ō'vər-sē') pronunciation
 
tr.v., -saw (-sô'), -seen (-sēn'), -see·ing, -sees.
  1. To watch over and direct; supervise. See synonyms at supervise.
  2. To subject to scrutiny; examine or inspect.

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Thesaurus: oversee
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verb

    To direct and watch over the work and performance of others: boss, overlook, superintend, supervise, watch over. See over/under.

 
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v

Definition: manage, supervise
Antonyms: follow, obey


 
WordNet: oversee
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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: watch and direct
  Synonyms: supervise, superintend, manage


 
Translations: Oversee
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - føre opsyn med, efterse

Nederlands (Dutch)
toezicht houden, bewaken, surveilleren

Français (French)
v. tr. - superviser

Deutsch (German)
v. - überwachen, beaufsichtigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιτηρώ, επιστατώ, επιβλέπω

Italiano (Italian)
sorvegliare, vigilare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - olhar do alto, superintender, dirigir

Русский (Russian)
надзирать, присматривать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - vigilar, cuidar, cuidar de, supervisar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - se till, övervaka, (råka) få se

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
向下看, 监督, 了望

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 向下看, 監督, 瞭望

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 감독하다, 두루 살피다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 監督する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يراقب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיקח, ניהל, השגיח‬


 
 
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