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# supervise

verb (supervise, supervises, supervised, supervising); nouns supervision, supervisor

«supervise» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To supervise people or an activity is to watch over them and make sure they do things correctly and safely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supervise/#m1)
2. To supervise is to be in charge of workers or a job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supervise/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons children must be supervised by an adult when swimming, cooking or using tools; in school, teachers supervise playtime and exams. At work, a supervisor is in charge. Phrases: adult supervision, under supervision, supervise the children.

### Examples

- A lifeguard supervises the swimmers at the pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supervise/#x1)
- Young children must be supervised near water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supervise/#x2)
- Mrs Patel supervised our science experiment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supervise/#x3)
- Only use the oven when an adult is supervising. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supervise/#x4)
- Mum supervises the builders working on our kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supervise/#x5)
- The test was supervised by two teachers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supervise/#x6)
- Architecture next engaged his attention, and in 1657 he designed a house at Viry for his brother and supervised its construction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supervise/#x7)

### Note

Spelled with -ise in both UK and US (not -ize). Noun: supervision (under adult supervision); a person who supervises is a supervisor. Similar words: watch over, oversee, look after, be in charge of.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «supervise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supervise/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«supervise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/supervise.html) on Mova free.