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[ verb ] watch and direct

Examples

"Who is overseeing this project?"

Used in print

(Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)

Makes necessary purchases , places contracts , supervises construction , installation , finishing and placement of furniture , fixtures and other correlated furnishings , and follows_through to completion of project `` .

He must be capable of designing for and supervising the manufacture of any craft materials needed in the furnishings '' .

(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

The Farm_Credit_Administration , an independent agency located within the Department_of_Agriculture , supervises and coordinates a cooperative credit_system for agriculture .

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

Andy invented a job to keep him busy , sending him ahead to El_Dorado to supervise last_minute arrangements .

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[ verb ] keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
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