Overseeing: meaning, definitions and examples
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overseeing
[ หษสvษsiหษชล ]
management
To supervise or direct (work or workers) or to oversee a process or part of a process.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He was overseeing the development of new software.
- The committee is overseeing the implementation of the new policy.
government
To watch over and direct (an undertaking, a group of workers, etc.) in order to ensure a satisfactory outcome.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The government agency is overseeing the construction project.
- She was tasked with overseeing the election process.
Translations
Translations of the word "overseeing" in other languages:
๐ต๐น supervisionar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคจเคฟเคฐเฅเคเฅเคทเคฃ เคเคฐเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช รผberwachen
๐ฎ๐ฉ mengawasi
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝะฐะณะปัะดะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ nadzorowaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ็ฃ็ฃใใ (ใใใจใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท surveiller
๐ช๐ธ supervisar
๐น๐ท denetlemek
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ฐ๋ ํ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ุงูุฅุดุฑุงู
๐จ๐ฟ dohled
๐ธ๐ฐ dohฤพad
๐จ๐ณ ็็ฃ (jiฤndลซ)
๐ธ๐ฎ nadzorovati
๐ฎ๐ธ eftirlit
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะฐะดะฐาะฐะปะฐั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแงแฃแ แแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ nษzarษt
๐ฒ๐ฝ supervisar
Etymology
The word 'overseeing' originated from the combination of 'over-' (above, beyond) and 'see' (to perceive with the eyes). It first appeared in the English language around the 14th century. Over the centuries, 'overseeing' has retained its meaning of supervising or watching over something to ensure its success or proper execution.
See also: foresee, foreseeing, foreseen, oversee, overseer, see, seeable, seeing, seer, seesaw, seethe, unseeing.