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superviseto watch over and direct the work or performance of others

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to watch over and direct the work or performance of others

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsuːpərvaɪz/

Korean meaning: 감독하다, 지휘하다, 관리하다

Korean pronunciation: **수**퍼바이즈

Example Sentences

  • The manager supervises the office like a hawk watching its prey.
  • Who will supervise the children while we're away?
  • He supervises his diet so strictly that even his salad needs permission to enter his mouth.

supervise

VERB

//ˈsuːpərvaɪz//

to watch over and direct the work or performance of others

supervise concept
💡 Concept

A construction foreman supervises workers building the house frame

supervise rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Supervise the team as they revise the enterprise!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsuːpərvaɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsuːpəvaɪz/

🌳Etymology

Prefixsuper--
Rootvis-
Suffix--e

Origin

From Latin 'super' (over) and 'videre' (to see), combined through Old French. The word entered English in the 16th century meaning to oversee or watch over.

🎵Rhyme

revisecompriseenterprise
revise
comprise
enterprise

🔗Collocations

supervise closely
supervise employees
supervise construction
supervise directly
supervise the project
supervise operations

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The manager supervises the office like a hawk watching its prey.

Who will supervise the children while we're away?

😄 Fun example

He supervises his diet so strictly that even his salad needs permission to enter his mouth.

The professor will supervise your thesis research.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

overseemanagemonitordirectcontrol

Antonyms

neglectignoreabandon

Related

supervisionsupervisorsupervisoryoversightmanagement

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