oversee
English
/əʊvə(ɹ)siː/
verb
Definitions
- (literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
- (figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.
- To inspect, examine
- (obsolete) To fail to see; to overlook, ignore.
- To observe secretly or unintentionally.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English overseen inherited from Old English ofersēon (overlook, neglect, oversee, observe) affix from English see.
Origin
English
see
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftersee English
- besee English
- farsee English
- foresee English
- forsee English
- insee English
- missee English
- must-see English
- outsee English
- overseer English
- overseeress English
- overseership English
- pre-see English
- resee English
- see English
- seeability English
- seeable English
- seeing English
- seer English
- seest English
- seeth English
- sight English
- sithee English
- undersee English
- unsee English
- unseeability English
- officiārius Latin
- ofersēon Old English
- overseen Middle English
- seen Middle English
- syi Sranan Tongo