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oversee(dictionary)

oversee (iou)



oversee verb. . OE.
[from OVER- + SEE verb.]
I. Look.
verb trans. Look at (as) from a higher position; survey; keep watch over. OE.
b. spec. Observe or catch sight of (a person) without being detected. M18.
a. verb trans. Officially supervise (workers, work, etc.); superintend. ME.
b. verb trans. Ensure that. LME-L17.
c. verb intrans. Act as overseer. M16.
verb trans. Look through, peruse; inspect, examine. arch. ME.
II. Overlook, miss.
a. verb trans. Fail or omit to see, overlook; disregard. obsolete exc. dial. OE.
b. verb refl. & intrans. Overlook what is right or fitting for one, forget oneself; act imprudently or unbecomingly; fall into error, err. obsolete exc. dial. LME.
overseen adjective (a) (now arch. & dial.) deluded, mistaken, imprudent; (b) (obsolete exc. dial.) drunk, intoxicated; (c) skilled or expert in a subject: LME.