Associations to the word «Supervise»

Wiktionary

SUPERVISE, verb. (transitive) To direct, manage, or oversee; to be in charge
SUPERVISE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To look over so as to read; to peruse.

Dictionary definition

SUPERVISE, verb. Watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?".
SUPERVISE, verb. Keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance; "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats