Oversaw vs Overseen - What's the difference?
oversaw | overseen |
(oversee)
(literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
(figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.
To inspect, examine
(obsolete) To fail to see; to overlook, ignore.
* , II.ix:
To observe secretly or unintentionally.
As verbs the difference between overseen and oversaw
is that overseen is past participle of lang=en while oversaw is simple past of oversee.oversaw
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Verb
(head)oversee
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(transitive)- It is congress's duty to oversee the spending of federal funds.
- Gamekeepers oversee a hunting ground to see to the wildlife's welfare and look for poachers.
- Thereat the Elfe did blush in priuitee, / And turnd his face away; but she the same / Dissembled faire, and faynd to ouersee .