Definition of oversee

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Oversee (v. t.) To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook.

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Oversee :: Oversee (v. i.) To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived..
Supervisive :: Supervision (n.) The act of overseeing; inspection; superintendence; oversight.
Supervise :: Supervise (v. t.) To oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect with authority; as, to supervise the construction of a steam engine, or the printing of a book..
Supervisor :: Supervisor (n.) One who supervises; an overseer; an inspector; a superintendent; as, a supervisor of schools..
Inspect :: Inspect (v. t.) To view and examine officially, as troops, arms, goods offered, work done for the public, etc.; to oversee; to superintend..
Taskmaster :: Taskmaster (n.) One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer..
Foreman :: Foreman (n.) The chief of a set of hands employed in a shop, or on works of any kind, who superintends the rest; an overseer..
Superintendence :: Superintend (v. t.) To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee with the power of direction; to take care of with authority; to supervise; as, an officer superintends the building of a ship or the construction of a fort..
Greeve :: Greeve (n.) A manager of a farm, or overseer of any work; a reeve; a manorial bailiff..
Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs..
Oversman :: Oversman (n.) An overseer; a superintendent.
Oversee :: Oversee (v. t.) To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook.
Surveillant :: Surveillant (n.) One who watches over another; an overseer; a spy; a supervisor.
Hoppo :: Hoppo (n.) A collector of customs, as at Canton; an overseer of commerce..
Bailiff :: Bailiff (n.) An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc..
Oversee :: Oversee (v. t.) To omit or neglect seeing.
Gaffer :: Gaffer (n.) A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers.
Overseen :: Overseen (p. p.) of Overse.
Survened :: Surveillant (a.) Overseeing; watchful.
Surveyor :: Surveyor (n.) One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an inspector.
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