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su·per·vise

supervise

 
 
pronunciation:
su pr vaIz
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part of speech: verb
inflections: supervises, supervising, supervised
definition: If someone supervises other people, they watch what they are doing and try to make sure they are doing things correctly or not getting into trouble.
The head chef supervises the other cooks.The teacher and some other adults came on the school trip to supervise the students.
synonyms:
manage
similar words:
command, direct, guide, handle, head, operate, run
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