ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSsupervise
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supervise
Meaning: to watch over an activity and make sure it is done properly
supervise in a sentence
How supervise is used in real sentences:
Two teachers supervised the students during the science experiment.
Coach Lee supervised the team as it practiced the new drill.
“The master printer had to supervise every stage of production.”
— from the passage The Gazette's Hidden Reports
Synonyms for supervise
Other words for supervise — oversee, monitor and direct — carry the same meaning.
- oversee
- monitor
- direct
Antonyms of supervise
Words that mean the opposite of supervise:
- neglect
- abandon
Where it comes from
From Latin super 'over' and videre 'to see'
Word parts
- vid/vis — see
supervise: super- (over) + vis (see)
Memory hook
SUPER-VISE means to SEE over what others are doing.