SUPERVISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does supervise mean? 

• SUPERVISE (verb)
  The verb SUPERVISE has 2 senses:

1. watch and direct

2. keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

  Familiarity information: SUPERVISE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUPERVISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they supervise    ... he / she / it supervises   
Past simple: supervised   
Past participle: supervised   
-ing form: supervising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Watch and direct

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

manage; oversee; superintend; supervise

Context example:

Who is overseeing this project?

Hypernyms (to "supervise" is one way to...):

administer; administrate (work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "supervise"):

build (order, supervise, or finance the construction of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

supervising; supervision (management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group)

supervisor (one who supervises or has charge and direction of)

supervisory (of or limited to or involving supervision)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

monitor; supervise

Context example:

the police monitor the suspect's moves

Hypernyms (to "supervise" is one way to...):

observe (watch attentively)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "supervise"):

sleuth; snoop; spy; stag (watch, observe, or inquire secretly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

supervision (management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group)

supervisor (one who supervises or has charge and direction of)

 Context examples 

The procedure is associated with many adverse events and has to be performed or supervised by an experienced physician.

(Central Venous Cannula Insertion, NCI Thesaurus)

Keep hazards out of their reach and supervise them when they eat.

(Choking, NIH)

In a clinical setting this individual actually conducts and/or supervises the clinical investigation and study-related procedures.

(Investigator, NCI Thesaurus)

Before, and after them, I walked about—supervised, as I have mentioned, by the man with the wooden leg.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

This mechanism provides support for supervised study and research for clinically trained professionals who have the potential to develop into productive, clinical investigators focusing on patient-oriented research.

(Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award, NCI Thesaurus)

Provides support and time for an intensive, supervised research career development experience to individuals with a clinical doctoral degree who are committed to a career in laboratory or clinically-based research.

(Clinical Investigator Award (CIA), NCI Thesaurus)

A medically supervised program to improve the health and well-being of people who have heart problems.

(Cardiac Rehabilitation, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

You are in line to eventually move into a highly responsible supervising role.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Associate Professor Bircan Erbas, from La Trobe's School of Psychology and Public Health, is an expert in asthma and allergies, who co-supervised the trial.

(Fish-Rich Diet Beneficial for Children with Asthma, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A registered nurse who has a master's degree or higher in nursing and a minimum of 500 hours of supervised clinical practice of oncology nursing.

(Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Specialist, NCI Thesaurus)