"supervise" meaning in All languages combined

See supervise on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈsuː.pə.vaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsuː.pɚ.vaɪz/ [General-American], /ˈsʉː.pə.vɑɪz/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-supervise.wav [Southern-England] Forms: supervises [present, singular, third-person], supervising [participle, present], supervised [participle, past], supervised [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin supervisus, from supervidere, from Latin super + videre. Doublet of survey. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|supervisus}} Medieval Latin supervisus, {{m|la|supervidere}} supervidere, {{der|en|la|super}} Latin super, {{m|la|videre}} videre, {{doublet|en|survey}} Doublet of survey Head templates: {{en-verb}} supervise (third-person singular simple present supervises, present participle supervising, simple past and past participle supervised)
  1. (transitive) To oversee or direct a task or organization. Tags: transitive Translations (to oversee or direct): mbikëqyr (Albanian), надзиравам (nadziravam) (Bulgarian), supervisar (Catalan), 管制 (guǎnzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), toezien (Dutch), besturen (Dutch), aansturen (Dutch), johtaa (Finnish), valvoa (Finnish), superviser (French), encadrer (French), beaufsichtigen (German), 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (faurastandan) (Gothic), εποπτεύω (epoptévo) (Greek), επιβλέπω (epivlépo) (Greek), felügyel (Hungarian), irányít (Hungarian), ellenőriz (Hungarian), supervisar (Portuguese), supervisionar [Brazil] (Portuguese), superviza (Romanian), заве́довать (zavédovatʹ) (Russian), supervisar (Spanish), పర్యవేక్షించు (paryavēkṣiñcu) (Telugu), наглядати (nahljadaty) (Ukrainian), saib (White Hmong)
    Sense id: en-supervise-en-verb-~X~BOKFk Disambiguation of 'to oversee or direct': 93 7
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To look over so as to read; to peruse. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-supervise-en-verb-tqdAJhph Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: supervize [US] Related terms: supervisee, supervision, supervisor, supervisory

Verb [French]

IPA: /sy.pɛʁ.viz/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-supervise.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} supervise
  1. inflection of superviser:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-supervise-fr-verb-yXlA8pA9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 73 27
  2. inflection of superviser:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-supervise-fr-verb-3p8sMzOP

Verb [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} supervise
  1. inflection of supervisar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: supervisar
    Sense id: en-supervise-pt-verb-NVyggc1r Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. inflection of supervisar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: supervisar
    Sense id: en-supervise-pt-verb-G-kl8yXa

Verb [Spanish]

IPA: /supeɾˈbise/, [su.peɾˈβ̞i.se]
Rhymes: -ise Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} supervise
  1. inflection of supervisar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: supervisar
    Sense id: en-supervise-es-verb-NVyggc1r Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. inflection of supervisar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: supervisar
    Sense id: en-supervise-es-verb-G-kl8yXa

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "supervises",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "supervising",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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      "form": "supervised",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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        "past"
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "word": "supervisee"
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      "word": "supervision"
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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
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        {
          "text": "Without someone to supervise them, the group will lack direction.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1895, Sir Walter Roper Lawrence, The Valley of Kashmir, page 3",
          "text": "Strong personal government is, I believe, the only form of government possible in Kashmir for many years to come, but it is difficult for the Maharajas to supervise the administration of the valley when they are away in their winter capital Jammu.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1934, Tung Chi Lin, Chinese Expansion to the Northeast: Methods and Mechanisms, University of California, →OCLC, page 37",
          "text": "While both the Northeast and the Korean Peninsula were under the jurisdiction of Ho-pei Province, a Protectorate of An-tung was established at P'ing-jang to supervise the Peninsular states and two High Commanders were stationed at You-chou and P'ing-lu[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Kathryn M. Johnson, The Insider's Guide to Supervising Government Employees",
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          "type": "quotation"
        }
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          "direct",
          "direct#English"
        ],
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        ]
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        "(transitive) To oversee or direct a task or organization."
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        "transitive"
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          "ref": "1590, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, IV. ii. 120",
          "text": "Let me supervise the canzonet.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1700, Tom Brown, Amusements Serious and Comical, calculated for the Meridian of London, page 10",
          "text": "If any Man for that reaſon has an Inclination to divert himſelf, and Sail with me round the Globe, to ſuperviſe almoſt all the Conditions of Humane Life, without being infected with the Vanities, and Vices that attend such a Whimſical Perambulation; let him follow me, who am going to Relate it in a Stile, and Language, proper to the Variety of the Subject: For as the Caprichio came Naturally into my Pericranium, I am reſolv’d to purſue it through Thick and Thin, to enlarge my Capacity for a Man of Buſineſs.",
          "type": "quotation"
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      "glosses": [
        "To look over so as to read; to peruse."
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          "read"
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To look over so as to read; to peruse."
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        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsuː.pɚ.vaɪz/",
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        "General-American"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʉː.pə.vɑɪz/",
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        "General-Australian"
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        "US"
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    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "mbikëqyr"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nadziravam",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "надзиравам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "supervisar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guǎnzhì",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "管制"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "toezien"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "besturen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "aansturen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "johtaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "valvoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "superviser"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "encadrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "beaufsichtigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "faurastandan",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epoptévo",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "εποπτεύω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epivlépo",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "επιβλέπω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "felügyel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "irányít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "ellenőriz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "supervisar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ],
      "word": "supervisionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "superviza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zavédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "заве́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "supervisar"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "paryavēkṣiñcu",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "పర్యవేక్షించు"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nahljadaty",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "наглядати"
    },
    {
      "code": "mww",
      "lang": "White Hmong",
      "sense": "to oversee or direct",
      "word": "saib"
    }
  ],
  "word": "supervise"
}

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        "inflection of superviser:",
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      ],
      "links": [
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      "ipa": "/sy.pɛʁ.viz/"
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        "inflection of supervisar:\n"
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        "third-person"
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    }
  ],
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}

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    "Spanish non-lemma forms",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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          "word": "supervisar"
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        "inflection of supervisar:\n"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/supeɾˈbise/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[su.peɾˈβ̞i.se]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ise"
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}

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