What is the difference between overseer and oversee?
overseer | 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.
Oversee is a derived term of overseer.
As a noun overseer
is one who oversees or supervises. A supervisor.As a verb oversee is
to survey, look at something in a wide angle.overseer
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Synonyms
: administrator – n. : foreman – n. : chief, head – n., head man : controller OR comptroller – n. : organizer – n. : superintendent – n. : supervisor – n. : curator - n.Derived terms
* (l)oversee
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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 .