Antonyms for oversees

Grammar : Verb

Spell : oh-ver-see

Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈsi

Definition of oversees

Origin : Old English oferseon "to look down upon, keep watch over, survey, observe;" see over + see (v.). Meaning "to supervise" is attested from mid-15c. The verb lacks the double sense of similar overlook, but this emerges in the noun form oversight. Related: Oversaw; overseen.

verb manage, supervise

Example sentences :

She oversees the housekeeping herself, and the cooking is perfect they say.
Extract from : « Little Fishers: and their Nets » by Pansy

She bids me to send you this writing, and oversees the same.
Extract from : « The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) » by Robert Louis Stevenson

She oversees her own kitchen, and puts on her own hand and cooks, jest when she is a mind too.
Extract from : « Samantha at the World's Fair » by Marietta Holley

He oversees shooting oil-wells, too, and shoots 'em himself, sometimes.
Extract from : « The Magnificent Ambersons » by Booth Tarkington

Dryburgh, the ruin in which is the tomb of Walter Scott, is shown by an intelligent man who oversees the place.
Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 » by Various

When the garbage from each house is brought out and dumped into the street, he oversees the distribution and keeps order.
Extract from : « The Ship Dwellers » by Albert Bigelow Paine

Miss Beaufort oversees the servants, and takes my place as far as possible.
Extract from : « Behind A Mask, Or A Woman's Power » by A. M. Barnard

Synonyms for oversees

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