oversee
/əʊvə(ɹ)siː/
verb
- 1
To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
- 2
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.”
- 3
To inspect, examine
“Gamekeepers oversee a hunting ground to see to the wildlife's welfare and look for poachers.”
- 4
To fail to see; to overlook, ignore.
- 5
To observe secretly or unintentionally.
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