1.
[syn: oversee, supervise, superintend, manage]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oversee \O`ver*see"\, v. t. [imp. Oversaw; p. p. Overseen;
p. pr. & vb. n. Overseeing.] [AS. ofers['e]on to survey, to
despise. See Over, and See.]
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1. To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see
after; to overlook[2].
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2. To omit or neglect seeing; to overlook[5]. [archaic]
--Spenser.
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3. To see unintentionally or unexpectedly; -- the visual
analogy to overhear.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oversee \O`ver*see"\, v. i.
To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived. [Obs.]
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The most expert gamesters may sometimes oversee.
--Fuller.
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Your partiality to me is much overseen, if you think me
fit to correct your Latin. --Walpole.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
oversee
v 1: watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn:
oversee, supervise, superintend, manage]