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Meaning of "supervise" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUPERVISE

From Medieval Latin supervidēre, from Latin super- + vidēre to see.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SUPERVISE

supervise  [ˈsuːpəˌvaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPERVISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Supervise is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb supervise in English.

WHAT DOES SUPERVISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of supervise in the English dictionary

The definition of supervise in the dictionary is to direct or oversee the performance or operation of. Other definition of supervise is to watch over so as to maintain order, etc.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUPERVISE

PRESENT

Present
I supervise
you supervise
he/she/it supervises
we supervise
you supervise
they supervise
Present continuous
I am supervising
you are supervising
he/she/it is supervising
we are supervising
you are supervising
they are supervising
Present perfect
I have supervised
you have supervised
he/she/it has supervised
we have supervised
you have supervised
they have supervised
Present perfect continuous
I have been supervising
you have been supervising
he/she/it has been supervising
we have been supervising
you have been supervising
they have been supervising
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I supervised
you supervised
he/she/it supervised
we supervised
you supervised
they supervised
Past continuous
I was supervising
you were supervising
he/she/it was supervising
we were supervising
you were supervising
they were supervising
Past perfect
I had supervised
you had supervised
he/she/it had supervised
we had supervised
you had supervised
they had supervised
Past perfect continuous
I had been supervising
you had been supervising
he/she/it had been supervising
we had been supervising
you had been supervising
they had been supervising
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will supervise
you will supervise
he/she/it will supervise
we will supervise
you will supervise
they will supervise
Future continuous
I will be supervising
you will be supervising
he/she/it will be supervising
we will be supervising
you will be supervising
they will be supervising
Future perfect
I will have supervised
you will have supervised
he/she/it will have supervised
we will have supervised
you will have supervised
they will have supervised
Future perfect continuous
I will have been supervising
you will have been supervising
he/she/it will have been supervising
we will have been supervising
you will have been supervising
they will have been supervising
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would supervise
you would supervise
he/she/it would supervise
we would supervise
you would supervise
they would supervise
Conditional continuous
I would be supervising
you would be supervising
he/she/it would be supervising
we would be supervising
you would be supervising
they would be supervising
Conditional perfect
I would have supervise
you would have supervise
he/she/it would have supervise
we would have supervise
you would have supervise
they would have supervise
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been supervising
you would have been supervising
he/she/it would have been supervising
we would have been supervising
you would have been supervising
they would have been supervising
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you supervise
we let´s supervise
you supervise
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to supervise
Past participle
supervised
Present Participle
supervising
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUPERVISE


activize
ˈæktɪˌvaɪz
advise
ədˈvaɪz
bolshevize
ˈbɒlʃəˌvaɪz
collectivize
kəˈlɛktɪˌvaɪz
comprehensivise
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪˌvaɪz
comprehensivize
ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪˌvaɪz
devise
dɪˈvaɪz
improvise
ˈɪmprəˌvaɪz
incentivise
ɪnˈsɛntɪˌvaɪz
incentivize
ɪnˈsɛntɪˌvaɪz
jarovize
ˈjærəˌvaɪz
Levi´s
ˈliːvaɪz
objectivise
əbˈdʒektɪˌvaɪz
previse
prɪˈvaɪz
relativise
ˈrelətɪvaɪz
revise
rɪˈvaɪz
subjectivise
səbˈdʒɛktɪˌvaɪz
substantivise
ˈsʌbstəntɪˌvaɪz
substantivize
ˈsʌbstəntɪˌvaɪz
televise
ˈtɛlɪˌvaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUPERVISE

supertwist
supervene
supervenience
supervenient
supervention
supervirile
supervirtuosi
supervirtuoso
supervirulent
supervisal
supervisee
supervision
supervision order
supervisor
supervisorship
supervisory
supervisory board
supervolute
superwaif
superwave

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUPERVISE

advertise
bench vise
collectivise
cruise
enterprise
exercise
expertise
misadvise
mise
noise
otherwise
paradise
parvise
pavise
promise
raise
readvise
rerevise
rise
vise

Synonyms and antonyms of supervise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SUPERVISE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «supervise» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of supervise

Translation of «supervise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUPERVISE

Find out the translation of supervise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of supervise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «supervise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

指导
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

supervisar
570 millions of speakers

English

supervise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निगरानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يُشْرِفُ عَلى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

следить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

supervisionar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খাটান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

superviser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyelia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beaufsichtigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

監督する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감독하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngawasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giám sát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேற்பார்வை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पर्यवेक्षण करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

denetlemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sorvegliare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nadzorować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

керувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a supraveghea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εποπτέυω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toesig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

övervaka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

veilede
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of supervise

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERVISE»

The term «supervise» is very widely used and occupies the 21.174 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERVISE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about supervise

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5 QUOTES WITH «SUPERVISE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word supervise.
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Carson Daly
I'm developing a record company. I'm learning how to supervise music on a film.
2
Joseph Goebbels
It is the absolute right of the State to supervise the formation of public opinion.
3
Craig McCracken
So what I do is supervise the boarding process trying to get the shows the way I'd like them to be. And in some cases I've completely redone a board myself even though I'm not credited for it.
4
Sugata Mitra
The best schools tend to have the best teachers, not to mention parents who supervise homework, so there is less need for self-organised learning. But where a child comes from a less supportive home environment, where there are family tensions perhaps, their schoolwork can suffer. They need to be taught to think and study for themselves.
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Vladimir Potanin
When you supervise something, it is one thing. When you are in the middle of something, there is a different pace of life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPERVISE»

Discover the use of supervise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to supervise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Supervision in the Hospitality Industry: Leading Human Resources
How many people do you supervise? Another principle of organization states that there is a limit to the number of employees one person can supervise effectively ( known as span of control). One hundred people are far too many; 50 are too ...
John R. Walker, Jack E. Miller, 2009
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Sensors and Neural Networks to Supervise Integrated ...
SENSORS AND NEURAL NETWORKS TO SUPERVISE INTEGRATED RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS (IRES) By PRIYA RAMASUBBU Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication Anna University Chennai, India 2006 ...
Priya Ramasubbu, 2008
3
Derivatives Regulation
no knowledge of the violation at all.365 While this does not appear to be supported by the express language of section 13(b), this type of liability would presumably be based in the controlling person's failure in ''good faith'' to supervise its ...
4
Managing paraeducators in your school: how to hire, train, ...
This comprehensive resource provides teachers and administrators with guidelines and proven strategies for how to best recruit, manage, and use paraeducators in their schools.
Nancy K. French, 2003
5
Police and Policing: Contemporary Issues
As a result of case law, there are seven areas where supervisors have been found liable as a result of negligence: negligent failure to train, negligent hiring, negligent assignment, negligent failure to supervise, negligent failure to direct, ...
Dennis Jay Kenney, Robert P. McNamara, 1999
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Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Reassess risk and supervise accordingly Medium 1. ISP: 30 days 2. Reassess risk and supervise accordingly High 1. Day treatment: 30 days 2. ISP: 60 days 3. Reassess risk and supervise accordingly Very High 1. Day treatment: 60–90 days ...
David Springer, Albert Roberts, 2011
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Does Your Broker Owe You Money?: If You've Lost Money in the ...
Failure to supervise is also a charge the SEC frequently levels against a firm that ties the firm to the particular fraudulent actions of a particular broker whom the SEC is charging with a violation of the securities law. The SEC, as well as NYSE  ...
Daniel R. Solin, 2006
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Psychological Testing: An Introduction
Note that the How Supervise? measures knowledge and not necessarily behavior. Knowing what is a good supervisory practice does not necessarily mean that the person will behave in a consonant manner. Furthermore, a number of ...
George Domino, Marla L. Domino, 2006
9
Delegation and Accountability in Parliamentary Democracies
... hoc committees of investigation or inquiry 1986–2000 Yesg Yesg Yesg Yesg Yes Ad hoc committees of investigation or inquiry Iceland 1945–2000 Yesh Yesh Yesh No No Permanent committees to supervise ministries; ad hoc committees of  ...
Kaare Strøm, Wolfgang C. Müller, Torbjörn Bergman, 2006
10
Hospital Liability
Indeed, the denial of medical staff privileges on such a flimsy basis alone may be characterized as capricious under constitutionally mandated standards for privilege bestowal and revocation.37 [3] — Failure to Supervise [a] — Illinois - Post ...
James Walker Smith

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPERVISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term supervise is used in the context of the following news items.
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Doctors 'supervise,' but most nurse practitioners work independently
Doctors 'supervise,' but most nurse practitioners work independently ... champions a bill that would let them operate without a doctor's direct supervision as long ... «89.3 KPCC, Jul 15»
2
Czechs want to supervise choice of refugees
Prague, July 15 (ČTK) — Czechs will oppose the redistribution of migrants within the EU if it does have not a say in the supervision of the choice of the refugees ... «Prague Post, Jul 15»
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Supervise child's teeth-brushing until age of eight: Dentists' advice …
In its recommendations to stop the rot, the RCS advised parents: 'Brush teeth with fluoride toothpaste for two minutes twice a day and supervise children's ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Panama to supervise non-financial sectors most prone to money …
The mission of the Intendance for the Supervision and Regulation of Non-Financial Entities is not to serve as a "policing regime, but rather as a means to help ... «Fox News Latino, Jul 15»
5
LPL to Pay $12M FINRA Fine for Failing to Supervise Sales
With Wednesday's action, “FINRA reaffirms that there is little room in the industry for lax supervision and that it will not hesitate to order firms to review and correct ... «ThinkAdvisor, May 15»
6
Atlanta teacher killed in crash on her way to supervise prom
DECATUR, Ga. — An Atlanta-area high school teacher who was en route to supervise a high school prom was killed in a weekend crash that also hospitalized ... «atlantadailyworld, Apr 15»
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Kejriwal Government to Supervise Majithia Wage Board …
New Delhi: Delhi government on Friday decided to appoint a special officer to supervise the implementation of Justice GR Majithia Wage Board ... «NDTV, Apr 15»
8
Nevada courting disaster using recruits to supervise prison inmates
Garry Steinman, an ordained minister and ex-con who served 22 years in prison, waits between fences prior to paying visit to fellow Vietnam veteran inmates at ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Apr 15»
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Paramedics warn parents to supervise children when using …
They are urging parents to supervise their children at all times to avoid an unwanted trip to hospital. The warning comes after a Camira teen needed plastic ... «The Australian, Apr 15»
10
Would ewe believe it! Shock as five lambs born to mother 'expecting …
Murray Sharpe left his daughters, Flora and Verity, to supervise the birth of what he ... Flora and Verity Sharpe were left to supervise the final lamb's birth - before ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»

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