supervise

«supervise» in Mova's school dictionary: to watch over them and make sure they do things correctly… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (supervise, supervises, supervised, supervising); nouns supervision, supervisor

meaning for a pupil

1) To supervise people or an activity is to watch over them and make sure they do things correctly and safely. tree →

2) To supervise is to be in charge of workers or a job. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety lessons children must be supervised by an adult when swimming, cooking or using tools; in school, teachers supervise playtime and exams. At work, a supervisor is in charge. Phrases: adult supervision, under supervision, supervise the children.

examples

• A lifeguard supervises the swimmers at the pool. tree →
• Young children must be supervised near water. tree →
• Mrs Patel supervised our science experiment. tree →
• Only use the oven when an adult is supervising. tree →
• Mum supervises the builders working on our kitchen. tree →
• The test was supervised by two teachers. tree →
• Architecture next engaged his attention, and in 1657 he designed a house at Viry for his brother and supervised its construction. tree →

note

Spelled with -ise in both UK and US (not -ize). Noun: supervision (under adult supervision); a person who supervises is a supervisor. Similar words: watch over, oversee, look after, be in charge of.

In the corpora

• YouTube's own rules say children under 13 should use YouTube Kids or a supervised account.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «supervise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.