oversaw

Variant of oversee

oversee definition

over·see (ō′vər sē′)

transitive verb oversaw -·saw′, overseen -·seen′, overseeing -·see′·ing

  1. to watch over and manage; supervise; superintend
  2. to catch sight of (a person or persons in some action) secretly or accidentally
  3. to survey; watch
  4. Archaic to examine; inspect

Etymology: ME overseen < OE oferseon: see over & see

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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