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oversee
What does oversee mean?
oversee (verb): to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce oversee?
/ˌoʊvɚˈsi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does oversee come from?
From Middle English overseen, ouverseen, from Old English ofersēon (“to observe, oversee; to overlook, neglect”), equivalent to over- + see.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of oversee?
Words related to oversee
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “oversee” mean?
to pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty
Not quite: that's what drag means.
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
Not quite: that's what develop means.
to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group
Right! That's what “oversee” means.
to promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing
Not quite: that's what foster means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “oversee”?
recommend
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represent
Not quite: represent means something else.
supervise
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challenge
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