Meaning of OVERSEE
| Pronunciation: | | `owvur'see
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| | Definition: | | [v] watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" |
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| | Synonyms: | | manage, superintend, supervise |
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| | See Also: | | administer, administrate, build | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\O`ver*see"\, v. t. [imp. {Oversaw}; p. p. {Overseen};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Overseeing}.] [AS. ofers['e]on to survey, to
despise. See {Over}, and {See}.]
1. To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see
after; to overlook.
2. To omit or neglect seeing. --Spenser.
\O`ver*see"\, v. i.
To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived. [Obs.]
The most expert gamesters may sometimes oversee.
--Fuller.
Your partiality to me is much overseen, if you think me
fit to correct your Latin. --Walpole.
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| | Related Terms: | | administer, boss, chaperon, control, direct, handle, keep in order, manage, manipulate, operate, overlook, quarterback, ride herd on, run, stand over, superintend, supervise, survey, take care of, watch over |
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