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oversee

The correct spelling is oversee.

How to pronounce oversee

/əʊvə(ɹ)siː/
verb

IPA: /əʊvə(ɹ)siː/

Say it like: Ove-rsee

The correct spelling is oversee. To survey, look at something in a wide angle. For example: "It is congress's duty to oversee the spending of federal funds."

Usage Examples

It is congress's duty to oversee the spending of federal funds.

Gamekeepers oversee a hunting ground to see to the wildlife's welfare and look for poachers.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
  2. 2.To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.
  3. 3.To inspect, examine
  4. 4.To fail to see; to overlook, ignore.
  5. 5.To observe secretly or unintentionally.

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