- oferséon
- sv/t5 3rd pres ofersiehþ past oferseah/ofersáwon ptp ofersewen to see over, overlook, survey, observe, see; despise, neglect
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oferséon
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oversee — /oh veuhr see /, v.t., oversaw, overseen, overseeing. 1. to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews. 2. to see or observe secretly or unintentionally: We happened to oversee the burglar leaving… … Universalium
oferségon — see ofersáwon, past pl of oferséon … Old to modern English dictionary
oversee — (v.) O.E. oferseon to look down upon, keep watch over, from ofer over + seon to see (see SEE (Cf. see) (v.)). Meaning to supervise is attested from mid 15c. The verb lacks the double sense of similar OVERLOOK (Cf. overlook), but this emerges in… … Etymology dictionary
oversee — verb (oversees, overseeing; past oversaw; past participle overseen) supervise (a person or their work). Derivatives overseer noun Origin OE ofersēon look at from above … English new terms dictionary
oversee — /oʊvəˈsi / (say ohvuh see) verb (t) (oversaw, overseen, overseeing) 1. to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage. 2. to see or observe without being seen. 3. Obsolete to survey; watch. 4. Obsolete to look over; inspect. {Middle English, Old… …
oversee — [ō΄vər sē′] vt. oversaw, overseen, overseeing [ME overseen < OE oferseon: see OVER & SEE1] 1. to watch over and manage; supervise; superintend 2. to catch sight of (a person or persons in some action) secretly or accidentally 3 … English World dictionary
oversee — v.tr. ( sees; past saw; past part. seen) officially supervise (workers, work, etc.). Etymology: OE oferseon look at from above (as OVER , SEE(1)) … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|see — «OH vuhr SEE», transitive verb, saw, seen, see|ing. 1. to look after and direct (work or workers); superintend; manage: »to oversee a factory. None but a grandmother should ever oversee a child. Mothers are only fit for bearing (Rudyard Kipling) … Useful english dictionary
