supervise B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈsu.pɚˌvaɪz/ UK /ˈsuː.pə.vaɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #14792 Meanings 1 verb To watch over and direct a person, group, or task to make sure it is done properly. Without someone to supervise them, the group will lack direction. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to watch over and direct a... managemonitor More superintend Word family Forms supervisedsupervisessupervising Related forms superviseesupervisionsupervisorsupervisory Etymology AI details Borrowed from Medieval Latin supervisus, from supervidere, from Latin super + videre. Doublet of survey. super Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # supervise **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈsu.pɚˌvaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsuː.pə.vaɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 14792 ## Meanings 1. To watch over and direct a person, group, or task to make sure it is done properly. ## Examples - Without someone to supervise them, the group will lack direction. ## Synonyms - superintend ## Related Forms - supervisee - supervision - supervisor - supervisory ## Roots and Affixes - Root: super - Affix: super- - above ## Etymology Borrowed from Medieval Latin supervisus, from supervidere, from Latin super + videre. Doublet of survey. ## AI Etymology Supervise is borrowed from Medieval Latin supervisus, from supervidere, from Latin super + videre. Doublet of survey. In present-day use, it means to watch over and direct a person, group, or task to make sure it is done properly. ## Topics - People & Society markdown