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Oversee

🔄 Synonyms of "Oversee"

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manageverb(transitive) To direct or be in charge of.
superviseverb(transitive) To oversee or direct a task or organization.
superintendverbTo oversee the work of others; to supervise.

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WordDefinition
manageverb(transitive) To direct or be in charge of.
superviseverb(transitive) To oversee or direct a task or organization.
superintendverbTo oversee the work of others; to supervise.
scrutinizeverb(transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.
examineverbTo observe or inspect carefully or critically.
inspectverbTo examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.
scrutiniseverb(transitive) To examine something with great care.
observeverb(transitive) To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
controllingnounThe act of exerting control.
controlverb(transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
reviewverbAn account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
tendverb(with to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.)
surveillancenounClose observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.
seeverb(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
verifyverb(transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
monitorverb(computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.
frameverb(transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
governverb(transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
ensureverb(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
authoritynoun(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.

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