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Added 9 October 2026

oversee

/ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/ verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about oversee at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.
It is congress's duty to oversee the spending of federal funds.
To inspect, examine.
Gamekeepers oversee a hunting ground to see to the wildlife's welfare and look for poachers.

Origin

From Middle English overseen, ouverseen, from Old English ofersēon (“to observe, oversee; to overlook, neglect”), equivalent to over- + see.

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