OVERSEE


Meaning of OVERSEE in English

/ ˌəʊvəˈsiː; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈsiː/ verb

( over·saw / -ˈsɔː; NAmE / over·seen / -ˈsiːn; NAmE /) [ vn ] to watch sb/sth and make sure that a job or an activity is done correctly

SYN supervise

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English ofersēon look at from above (see over- and the verb see ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.