Oversee
verb
To watch and manage a job or activity to make sure it is done correctly.
The principal is there to oversee the teachers and instructional quality at the school.
Often appears as...
- oversee operations
- oversee project
verb
To have a clear view or command (as from a high position).
From the window of my office, I can oversee the entire city.
Often appears as...
- oversee the city
- oversee the landscape
verb
To watch and manage a job or activity to make sure it is done correctly.
The principal is there to oversee the teachers and instructional quality at the school.
Often appears as...
- oversee operations
- oversee project
verb
To have a clear view or command (as from a high position).
From the window of my office, I can oversee the entire city.
Often appears as...
- oversee the city
- oversee the landscape
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Pro Tip 1/3Authority Required
Use when someone has the power or authority to direct or control tasks.
An experienced chef was hired to oversee kitchen operations.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Context
Mostly used in professional or formal settings to describe leadership responsibilities.
She was chosen to oversee the new marketing campaign.
Pro Tip 3/3Continuous Process
Implies ongoing supervision, instead of a one-time occurrence.
Our team leader will oversee progress throughout the project's phases.
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Required
Use when someone has the power or authority to direct or control tasks.
An experienced chef was hired to oversee kitchen operations.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Context
Mostly used in professional or formal settings to describe leadership responsibilities.
She was chosen to oversee the new marketing campaign.
Pro Tip 3/3Continuous Process
Implies ongoing supervision, instead of a one-time occurrence.
Our team leader will oversee progress throughout the project's phases.
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Required
Use when someone has the power or authority to direct or control tasks.
An experienced chef was hired to oversee kitchen operations.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Context
Mostly used in professional or formal settings to describe leadership responsibilities.
She was chosen to oversee the new marketing campaign.
Pro Tip 3/3Continuous Process
Implies ongoing supervision, instead of a one-time occurrence.
Our team leader will oversee progress throughout the project's phases.
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Small Creatures In Need...
world so i oversee a lot of the care of the animals that we have in the wildlife casualty along with the rest of the team so making sure that they're looked after and cleaned out and fed and have the right medication etc and also you know supervise other members of the team in doing so
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The puzzle of motivation...
They had deployed all the right incentives, They paid professionals to write and edit thousands of articles. Well-compensated managers oversaw the whole thing to make sure it came in on budget and on time. A few years later, another encyclopedia got started. Different model, right?
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Alice Goffman: How we're...
and with a lot of knowledge about the world. And perhaps most importantly, a better chance in the labor market than they had before they got there. Today I want to talk about the second institution overseeing the journey from childhood to adulthood in the United States.
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Give kids the chance to...
and responsibility so we need to help teachers change we need to help teachers see that authentic project-based learning is not only in the students interest it's in the teachers interest it's much easier to oversee a project or projects than it is to prepare five
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Stonehenge Has a Traffic...
the planning inspectorate a government body that oversees land use decisions recommended against approval warning it could cause quote permanent and irreversible harm to stonehenge a group of activists organized under the name save stonehenge world heritage site
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The agony of opioid...
although they prescribe opioids to get pain under control, they do not oversee tapering and withdrawal. Furious, we called the prescriber back and begged him for anything -- anything that could help me -- but instead he apologized,
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How does the thyroid...
Ultimately, the thyroid allows our cells to use energy, grow and reproduce. The thyroid is controlled by the pituitary gland, a hormonal gland deep in the brain that oversees the thyroid's tasks,
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Encouraging A New-Born...
kathy oversees a breeding program for eye eyes here in north carolina and each new baby is a precious lifeline for a species classified as critically endangered in
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The Largest Predator in...
sperm whale families may contain several generations of daughters with their babies overseen by a wise old grandmother
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Can you solve the rebel...
You’re overseeing the delivery of crucial supplies to a rebel base deep in the heart of enemy territory.
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Small Creatures In Need...
world so i oversee a lot of the care of the animals that we have in the wildlife casualty along with the rest of the team so making sure that they're looked after and cleaned out and fed and have the right medication etc and also you know supervise other members of the team in doing so
Video examples
The puzzle of motivation...
They had deployed all the right incentives, They paid professionals to write and edit thousands of articles. Well-compensated managers oversaw the whole thing to make sure it came in on budget and on time. A few years later, another encyclopedia got started. Different model, right?
Video examples
Alice Goffman: How we're...
and with a lot of knowledge about the world. And perhaps most importantly, a better chance in the labor market than they had before they got there. Today I want to talk about the second institution overseeing the journey from childhood to adulthood in the United States.
Video examples
Give kids the chance to...
and responsibility so we need to help teachers change we need to help teachers see that authentic project-based learning is not only in the students interest it's in the teachers interest it's much easier to oversee a project or projects than it is to prepare five
Video examples
Stonehenge Has a Traffic...
the planning inspectorate a government body that oversees land use decisions recommended against approval warning it could cause quote permanent and irreversible harm to stonehenge a group of activists organized under the name save stonehenge world heritage site
Video examples
The agony of opioid...
although they prescribe opioids to get pain under control, they do not oversee tapering and withdrawal. Furious, we called the prescriber back and begged him for anything -- anything that could help me -- but instead he apologized,
Video examples
How does the thyroid...
Ultimately, the thyroid allows our cells to use energy, grow and reproduce. The thyroid is controlled by the pituitary gland, a hormonal gland deep in the brain that oversees the thyroid's tasks,
Video examples
Encouraging A New-Born...
kathy oversees a breeding program for eye eyes here in north carolina and each new baby is a precious lifeline for a species classified as critically endangered in
Video examples
The Largest Predator in...
sperm whale families may contain several generations of daughters with their babies overseen by a wise old grandmother
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Can you solve the rebel...
You’re overseeing the delivery of crucial supplies to a rebel base deep in the heart of enemy territory.
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Chris Christie
American Politician
I will make no apologies, ever, for protecting the lives and the safety of the American people. We have to give more tools to our folks to be able to do that, not fewer, and then trust those people and oversee them to do it the right way. As president, that is exactly what I'll do.
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Charles Duhigg
American Journalist
Some officials overseeing local water systems have tried to go above and beyond what is legally required. But they have encountered resistance, sometimes from the very residents they are trying to protect, who say that if their water is legal, it must be safe.
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Jeff Koons
American Artist
I'm in deep in everything, every moment of the day. I create the systems and oversee every aspect of the execution. Every mark on a sculpture and every brush-stroke on a painting is in a controlled situation, exactly as they'd be if I'd have done them myself.
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Thomas E. Mann
American Sociologist
Responsibility for overseeing the implementation of election law typically resides with partisan officials, many with public stakes in the election outcome.
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William Barr
American Public Servant
In the Justice Department, responsibility for overseeing and directing investigations is lodged in the department's prosecutors.
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Rainn Wilson
American Actor
I came to realize I did believe in God. I couldn't conceive of a universe without someone overseeing it in a compassionate way.
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Ciara
American Musician
I like to oversee what I do, so I have a hand in writing my songs. I also have people there to help me with my vision.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still mighty in heaven.
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John Lasseter
American Director
In overseeing both Disney and Pixar Animation, each studio has a unique culture.
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Virgil Abloh
American Designer
I interned at Fendi while Michael Burke was overseeing Fendi.
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Chris Christie
American Politician
I will make no apologies, ever, for protecting the lives and the safety of the American people. We have to give more tools to our folks to be able to do that, not fewer, and then trust those people and oversee them to do it the right way. As president, that is exactly what I'll do.
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Charles Duhigg
American Journalist
Some officials overseeing local water systems have tried to go above and beyond what is legally required. But they have encountered resistance, sometimes from the very residents they are trying to protect, who say that if their water is legal, it must be safe.
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Jeff Koons
American Artist
I'm in deep in everything, every moment of the day. I create the systems and oversee every aspect of the execution. Every mark on a sculpture and every brush-stroke on a painting is in a controlled situation, exactly as they'd be if I'd have done them myself.
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Thomas E. Mann
American Sociologist
Responsibility for overseeing the implementation of election law typically resides with partisan officials, many with public stakes in the election outcome.
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William Barr
American Public Servant
In the Justice Department, responsibility for overseeing and directing investigations is lodged in the department's prosecutors.
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Rainn Wilson
American Actor
I came to realize I did believe in God. I couldn't conceive of a universe without someone overseeing it in a compassionate way.
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Ciara
American Musician
I like to oversee what I do, so I have a hand in writing my songs. I also have people there to help me with my vision.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still mighty in heaven.
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John Lasseter
American Director
In overseeing both Disney and Pixar Animation, each studio has a unique culture.
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Virgil Abloh
American Designer
I interned at Fendi while Michael Burke was overseeing Fendi.
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