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Oversee is defined as to watch or direct something.

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An example of to oversee is to make sure that employees are properly completing a project.

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See oversee in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb oversaw, overseen, overseeing

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

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

See oversee in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb o·ver·saw (-sôˈ), o·ver·seen (-sēnˈ), o·ver·see·ing, o·ver·sees

To watch over and direct; supervise. See Synonyms at supervise.
To subject to scrutiny; examine or inspect.

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