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- pronunciation:
- su
p
 r
vaIz
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
supervises, supervising, supervised |
| definition: |
If someone supervises other people, they watch what they are doing and try to make sure they are doing things correctly or not getting into trouble.
The head chef supervises the other cooks.The teacher and some other adults came on the school trip to supervise the students.- synonyms:
- manage
- similar words:
- command, direct, guide, handle, head, operate, run
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| related words: |
attend, control, govern, keep, watch |
The word supervise
contains the following part:
super-, supra-, sur-2
Latin
prefix
that means above, over
  Example words:
- synonyms:
- hyper-
- antonyms:
- sub-, hyp-, hypo-
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