What is the difference between overwatch and oversee?
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To watch over.
(military) The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.
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, passage=At a further and undefined point in the future, the American force would shrink to about seven and later five brigades — all involved in overwatch missions. }}
(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 overwatch and oversee
is that overwatch is to watch over while oversee is to survey, look at something in a wide angle.As a noun overwatch
is the supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.overwatch
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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 .
