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单词 supervisions
释义

supervise

verb

su·​per·​vise ˈsü-pər-ˌvīz How to pronounce supervise (audio)
supervised; supervising

transitive verb

: to be in charge of : superintend, oversee
supervise a large staff
supervised the ship's daily operations

Synonyms

  • boss
  • captain
  • handle
  • head
  • overlook
  • oversee
  • quarterback
  • superintend
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Example Sentences

The builder supervised the construction of the house. She supervises a staff of 30 workers.
Recent Examples on the Web Her mother missed work at least three days last week to supervise the boy as Spann shifted to virtual learning. Michael Goldberg, ajc, 6 Sep. 2022 Her mother missed work at least three days last week to supervise the boy as Spann shifted to virtual learning. Michael Goldberg, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022 Chinese government guidelines issued last year called for multiple agencies to expand staff to supervise algorithms. Karen Hao, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 These people will serve as gatekeepers to supervise the proper integration and representation of disabled people. Josh Wilson, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Garland also played a key role in the investigation of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, traveling to the crime scene to supervise the case against alleged bombing mastermind Timothy McVeigh. Mark Hosenball, The New Republic, 13 June 2022 At one point, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines, Asia’s leading rice importer at the time, deployed armed soldiers to supervise government rice sales. New York Times, 10 June 2022 Kuppenheim plays Carmen, the wife of a Santiago de Chile doctor who heads off to her beach house to supervise its renovation during the holidays. John Hopewell, Variety, 16 May 2022 Serve Robotics, which operates Uber's sidewalk robots, will rely on a remote human operator to supervise deliveries. Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 13 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin supervisus, past participle of supervidēre, from Latin super- + vidēre to see — more at wit

First Known Use

circa 1645, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

supervise

verb

su·​per·​vise ˈsü-pər-ˌvīz How to pronounce supervise (audio)
supervised; supervising
: to coordinate and direct the activities of
Who will supervise the workers while you are away?

supervisions

noun

plural of supervision
1
as in stewardships
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control one of your responsibilities will be the supervision of all fund-raising activities for the club

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stewardships
  • regulations
  • oversights
  • guidance
  • surveillances
  • managements
  • controls
  • charges
  • leaderships
  • care
  • observations
  • administrations
  • superintendencies
  • superintendences
  • headships
  • directions
  • observances
  • governments
  • auspices
  • rules
  • hands
  • trusteeships
  • generalships
  • protections
  • guardianships
  • reigns
  • tutelages
  • aegises
  • egises
2
as in managements
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something one of the senior editors took over supervision of the project while the editor-in-chief was on maternity leave

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • managements
  • operations
  • handlings
  • administrations
  • controls
  • directions
  • stewardships
  • regulations
  • guidance
  • oversights
  • governances
  • presidencies
  • governments
  • charges
  • leaderships
  • conducts
  • care
  • superintendencies
  • custodies
  • superintendences
  • intendances
  • logistics
  • agencies
  • wards
  • manipulations
  • generalships
  • rulerships
  • protections
  • trusts
  • guardianships
  • laps
  • machinations
  • tutelages
  • codirections
  • co-directions
  • aegises
  • coadministrations
  • egises
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