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OVERSEE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: oversaw    , overseen   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Watch and direct

Example:

Who is overseeing this project?

Synonyms:

manage; oversee; superintend; supervise

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "oversee" is one way to...):

administer; administrate (work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "oversee"):

build (order, supervise, or finance the construction of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

overseer (a person who directs and manages an organization)

Credits

 Context examples: 

OPRR is charged with interpreting and overseeing implementation of the regulations regarding the Protection of Human Subjects codified at Title 45, Part 46, of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(Office for Protection from Research Risks, NCI Thesaurus)

I should think she'd hate to poke herself where she isn't wanted, said Jo crossly, for she disliked the trouble of overseeing a fidgety child when she wanted to enjoy herself.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

The entity that oversees global IP address allocation, root zone management for the Domain Name System (DNS), media types, and other Internet protocol assignments.

(Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, NCI Thesaurus)

A man had waited outside the window; someone had brought the gems; the deed had been overseen by your son; he had pursued the thief; had struggled with him; they had each tugged at the coronet, their united strength causing injuries which neither alone could have effected.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The act of overseeing the progress of a clinical trial, and of ensuring that it is conducted, recorded, and reported in accordance with the protocol, standard operating procedures (SOPs), good clinical practice (GCP), and the applicable regulatory requirement(s). [ICH E6 Glossary]

(Clinical Trials, Monitoring, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

To organize and oversee.

(Curation, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition to Medicare and Medicaid, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services oversee the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and other services.

(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, NCI Thesaurus)

A self-regulating entity mandated by federal law to be established at an institution that uses laboratory animals for research or instructional purposes to oversee and evaluate all aspects of the institution's animal use and care program.

(Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, NCI Thesaurus)

This avalanche of financial signs in December and January could also mean you might be overseeing budgets as part of your job.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Planets gathering in Capricorn suggest you will be dealing with financial matters as part of your job, such as overseeing budgets and appropriating funds.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)