Oversee vs Edit - What's the difference?
oversee | edit |
(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.
To change a text, or a document.
To be the editor of a publication.
As verbs the difference between oversee and edit
is that oversee is to survey, look at something in a wide angle while edit is to change a text, or a document.As a noun edit is
a change to the text of a document.oversee
English
Verb
(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 .
Derived terms
* overseer * oversightSee also
* overlook * overwatchedit
English
Verb
(en verb)- I want to edit this sentence.
- Wikipedia is an interactive encyclopedia which allows anybody to edit and improve articles.
- He edits the Bee.