"oversee" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əʊvə(ɹ)siː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oversee.wav [Southern-England] Forms: oversees [present, singular, third-person], overseeing [participle, present], oversaw [past], overseen [participle, past]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From Middle English overseen, ouverseen, from Old English ofersēon (“to observe, oversee; to overlook, neglect”), equivalent to over- + see. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|overseen}} Middle English overseen, {{m|enm|ouverseen}} ouverseen, {{inh|en|ang|ofersēon|t=to observe, oversee; to overlook, neglect}} Old English ofersēon (“to observe, oversee; to overlook, neglect”), {{af|en|over-|see}} over- + see Head templates: {{en-verb|oversees|overseeing|oversaw|overseen}} oversee (third-person singular simple present oversees, present participle overseeing, simple past oversaw, past participle overseen)
  1. (literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle. Tags: literally, transitive Translations (to survey, look at something in a wide angle): преглеждам (pregleždam) (Bulgarian), 调查 (diàochá) (Chinese Mandarin), overzien (Dutch), overschouwen (Dutch), katsoa (Finnish), valvoa (Finnish), überblicken (German), sondare (Italian), przeglądać [imperfective] (Polish), przejrzeć [perfective] (Polish), sondar (Portuguese), обозревать (obozrevatʹ) (Russian), bakmak (Turkish), gözetmek (Turkish), izlemek (Turkish), gözetim altında tutmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-oversee-en-verb-oyJfeMC4 Disambiguation of 'to survey, look at something in a wide angle': 80 3 9 6 2
  2. (figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group. Tags: figuratively, transitive Synonyms: superintend Translations (to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group): mbikëqyr (Albanian), ἐφοράω (ephoráō) (Ancient Greek), ⁧أَشْرَفَ عَلَى⁩ (ʔašrafa ʕalā) (Arabic), надзиравам (nadziravam) (Bulgarian), 監督 (Chinese Mandarin), 监督 (jiāndū) (Chinese Mandarin), 指导 (zhǐdǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), toezien op (Dutch), toezicht houden op (Dutch), een oog(je) houden op (Dutch), valvoa (Finnish), johtaa (Finnish), superviser (French), beaufsichtigen (German), überwachen (German), leiten (German), managen (German), supervisionare (Italian), surveyen (Middle English), nadzorować [imperfective] (Polish), doglądać [imperfective] (Polish), supervisionar (Portuguese), supervisar (Spanish), yärp- (Tocharian B), bosim (Tok Pisin), idare etmek (Turkish), yönetmek (Turkish), наглядати (nahljadaty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-oversee-en-verb-G~2u2GIg Disambiguation of 'to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group': 3 94 1 1 1
  3. To inspect, examine Tags: transitive Translations (to inspect, examine): 检查 (jiǎnchá) (Chinese Mandarin), bekijken (Dutch), toezien op (Dutch), tarkastella (Finnish), katsoa (Finnish), tutkia (Finnish), beaufsichtigen (German), überwachen (German), esaminare (Italian), ispezionare (Italian), surveyen (Middle English), denetlemek (Turkish), kontrol etmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-oversee-en-verb-niBCrDWh Disambiguation of 'to inspect, examine': 11 1 81 6 1
  4. (obsolete) To fail to see; to overlook, ignore. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-oversee-en-verb-nY~tupP-
  5. To observe secretly or unintentionally. Tags: transitive Translations (to see secretly or unintentionally): съглеждам (sǎgleždam) (Bulgarian), 监督 (jiāndū) (Chinese Mandarin), nähdä (Finnish), tarkkailla (Finnish), kytätä (Finnish), vigiar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-oversee-en-verb-BefSDfnB Disambiguation of 'to see secretly or unintentionally': 6 0 0 22 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: overseer, oversight Related terms: overhear, overlook, overwatch

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
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          "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
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          "_dis1": "80 3 9 6 2",
          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
          "word": "sondare"
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          "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
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          "word": "przeglądać"
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          "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
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          "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
          "word": "sondar"
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          "_dis1": "80 3 9 6 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obozrevatʹ",
          "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
          "word": "обозревать"
        },
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          "_dis1": "80 3 9 6 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
          "word": "bakmak"
        },
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          "_dis1": "80 3 9 6 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
          "word": "gözetmek"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
          "word": "izlemek"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
          "word": "gözetim altında tutmak"
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          "text": "It is congress's duty to oversee the spending of federal funds.",
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          "ref": "February 9 2022, Tom Allett, “The BTP's eyes and ears in the air”, in RAIL, number 950, page 50",
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        "(figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group."
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          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
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          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "mbikëqyr"
        },
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔašrafa ʕalā",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "⁧أَشْرَفَ عَلَى⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nadziravam",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "надзиравам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "監督"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiāndū",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "监督"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhǐdǎo",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "指导"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "toezien op"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "toezicht houden op"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "een oog(je) houden op"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "valvoa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "johtaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "superviser"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "beaufsichtigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "überwachen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "leiten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "managen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "ephoráō",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "ἐφοράω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "supervisionare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "surveyen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "nadzorować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "doglądać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "supervisionar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "supervisar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "yärp-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "tpi",
          "lang": "Tok Pisin",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "bosim"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "idare etmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "yönetmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 94 1 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nahljadaty",
          "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
          "word": "наглядати"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Gamekeepers oversee a hunting ground to see to the wildlife's welfare and look for poachers."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To inspect, examine"
      ],
      "id": "en-oversee-en-verb-niBCrDWh",
      "links": [
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          "examine"
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      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 1 81 6 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiǎnchá",
          "sense": "to inspect, examine",
          "word": "检查"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 1 81 6 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to inspect, examine",
          "word": "bekijken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 1 81 6 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to inspect, examine",
          "word": "toezien op"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 1 81 6 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to inspect, examine",
          "word": "tarkastella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 1 81 6 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to inspect, examine",
          "word": "katsoa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 1 81 6 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to inspect, examine",
          "word": "tutkia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 1 81 6 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to inspect, examine",
          "word": "beaufsichtigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 1 81 6 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to inspect, examine",
          "word": "überwachen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 1 81 6 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to inspect, examine",
          "word": "esaminare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 1 81 6 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to inspect, examine",
          "word": "ispezionare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 1 81 6 1",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "to inspect, examine",
          "word": "surveyen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 1 81 6 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to inspect, examine",
          "word": "denetlemek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 1 81 6 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to inspect, examine",
          "word": "kontrol etmek"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To fail to see; to overlook, ignore."
      ],
      "id": "en-oversee-en-verb-nY~tupP-",
      "links": [
        [
          "overlook",
          "overlook"
        ],
        [
          "ignore",
          "ignore"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) To fail to see; to overlook, ignore."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To observe secretly or unintentionally."
      ],
      "id": "en-oversee-en-verb-BefSDfnB",
      "links": [
        [
          "observe",
          "observe"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "6 0 0 22 73",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "sǎgleždam",
          "sense": "to see secretly or unintentionally",
          "word": "съглеждам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 0 0 22 73",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiāndū",
          "sense": "to see secretly or unintentionally",
          "word": "监督"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 0 0 22 73",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to see secretly or unintentionally",
          "word": "nähdä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 0 0 22 73",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to see secretly or unintentionally",
          "word": "tarkkailla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 0 0 22 73",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to see secretly or unintentionally",
          "word": "kytätä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 0 0 22 73",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to see secretly or unintentionally",
          "word": "vigiar"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-iː"
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        "(literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle."
      ],
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        "English terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "ref": "February 9 2022, Tom Allett, “The BTP's eyes and ears in the air”, in RAIL, number 950, page 50",
          "text": "Based at BTP's London headquarters, Russell's team of three full-timers in the drone unit are responsible for overseeing the safety of drones in support of police officers.",
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      "glosses": [
        "To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group."
      ],
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          "guide",
          "guide"
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          "review"
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          "direct"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "superintend"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Gamekeepers oversee a hunting ground to see to the wildlife's welfare and look for poachers."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To inspect, examine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inspect",
          "inspect"
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        [
          "examine",
          "examine"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fail to see; to overlook, ignore."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "overlook",
          "overlook"
        ],
        [
          "ignore",
          "ignore"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) To fail to see; to overlook, ignore."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To observe secretly or unintentionally."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "observe",
          "observe"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/əʊvə(ɹ)siː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iː"
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    {
      "homophone": "oversea"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pregleždam",
      "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
      "word": "преглеждам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "diàochá",
      "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
      "word": "调查"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
      "word": "overzien"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
      "word": "overschouwen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
      "word": "katsoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
      "word": "valvoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
      "word": "überblicken"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
      "word": "sondare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "przeglądać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "przejrzeć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
      "word": "sondar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obozrevatʹ",
      "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
      "word": "обозревать"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
      "word": "bakmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
      "word": "gözetmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
      "word": "izlemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to survey, look at something in a wide angle",
      "word": "gözetim altında tutmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "mbikëqyr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔašrafa ʕalā",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "⁧أَشْرَفَ عَلَى⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nadziravam",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "надзиравам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "監督"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiāndū",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "监督"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhǐdǎo",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "指导"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "toezien op"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "toezicht houden op"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "een oog(je) houden op"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "valvoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "johtaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "superviser"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "beaufsichtigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "überwachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "leiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "managen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ephoráō",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "ἐφοράω"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "supervisionare"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "surveyen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "nadzorować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "doglądać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "supervisionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "supervisar"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "yärp-"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpi",
      "lang": "Tok Pisin",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "bosim"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "idare etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "yönetmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nahljadaty",
      "sense": "to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group",
      "word": "наглядати"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiǎnchá",
      "sense": "to inspect, examine",
      "word": "检查"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to inspect, examine",
      "word": "bekijken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to inspect, examine",
      "word": "toezien op"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to inspect, examine",
      "word": "tarkastella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to inspect, examine",
      "word": "katsoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to inspect, examine",
      "word": "tutkia"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to inspect, examine",
      "word": "beaufsichtigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to inspect, examine",
      "word": "überwachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to inspect, examine",
      "word": "esaminare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to inspect, examine",
      "word": "ispezionare"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to inspect, examine",
      "word": "surveyen"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to inspect, examine",
      "word": "denetlemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to inspect, examine",
      "word": "kontrol etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎgleždam",
      "sense": "to see secretly or unintentionally",
      "word": "съглеждам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiāndū",
      "sense": "to see secretly or unintentionally",
      "word": "监督"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to see secretly or unintentionally",
      "word": "nähdä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to see secretly or unintentionally",
      "word": "tarkkailla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to see secretly or unintentionally",
      "word": "kytätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to see secretly or unintentionally",
      "word": "vigiar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oversee"
}

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