oversee

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English overseen, ouverseen, from Old English ofersēon (“to observe, oversee; to overlook, neglect”), equivalent to over- +‎ see. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/, [ˌəʊ̯.vəˈsiː] (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsi/, [ˌoʊ̯.vɚˈsi] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌəʉ.vəˈsiː/, [ˌəʉ̯.vəˈsiː], (some speakers) [ˌɐʉ̯.vəˈsiː] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɐʉ.vəˈsiː/, [ˌɐʉ̯.vəˈsiː] Hyphenation: over‧see Rhymes: -iː Homophone: oversea === Verb === oversee (third-person singular simple present oversees, present participle overseeing, simple past oversaw, past participle overseen) (transitive) (literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle. (figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group. Synonym: superintend To inspect, examine. (obsolete) To fail to see; to overlook, ignore. To observe secretly or unintentionally. ==== Derived terms ==== overseer oversight ==== Related terms ==== overhear ==== Translations ==== === See also === overlook overwatch === Anagrams === see over