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Supervising   /sˈupərvˌaɪzɪŋ/   Listen
verb
Supervise  v. t.  (past & past part. supervised; pres. part. supervising)  
1.
To oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect with authority; as, to supervise the construction of a steam engine, or the printing of a book.
2.
To look over so as to read; to peruse. (Obs.)
Synonyms: See Superintend.





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"Supervising" Quotes from Famous Books



... Creole—Therese's nurse and attendant from infancy, and the only one of the family servants who had come with her mistress from New Orleans to Place-du-Bois at that lady's marriage with Jerome Lafirme. But her ever increasing weight had long since removed her from the possibility of usefulness, otherwise than in supervising her small farm yard. She had little use for "ces neges Americains," as she called the plantation hands—a restless lot forever ...
— At Fault • Kate Chopin
... disappointed with the order. All day Thursday the collier lay near the flag-ship, and more elaborate preparations were made to carry out the mission of the Merrimac successfully. During these preparations Hobson was cool and confident, supervising ...
— The Boys of '98 • James Otis
... attention to the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior for uniting the duties of supervising the education of freedmen with the other duties devolving upon the ...
— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant • James D. Richardson
... the body, the nervous system, by its vaso-motor centers, is always supervising and regulating the distribution of blood in the body, sending now more and now less to ...
— A Practical Physiology • Albert F. Blaisdell
... two, this property was sold to a golf club and its former owner bought another place and moved right in. Nearly two years were spent consulting and working with an architect and workmen, supervising a garden or two, and in buying antiques, a piece at a time. His second attempt at country living was not as sophisticated nor did it approach the museum standards of the former; but, when completed, it had that prime essential ...
— If You're Going to Live in the Country • Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley


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